MEDORA, N.D. – From 1909 to 1910, former President Theodore Roosevelt went to modern day Uganda, Kenya, Congo and South Sudan backed by the Smithsonian Institution to gather thousands of plant and animal specimens and catalogue them for future generations.

“We’ve used some of the specimens to help reengineer the ecosystems to help with rhino rewilding,” Joshua Sentongo said on The Flag.

Sentongo is part of a delegation from Uganda in Medora to celebrate the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. He’s trying to connect with people in North Dakota to continue Roosevelt’s mission of collaboration between the United States and Uganda.

“His trail alone, blazed a trail which also marketed Ugandan coffee and now we have a resurgence of building coffee again,” Pastor Robert Kayanja said speaking from Uganda on “What’s On Your Mind?”

On Tuesday, a panel was held at the U.S. embassy in Kampala, Uganda to talk about Roosevelt’s visit to the country where a rhino will be named after the 22nd president.

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