Jessica Nambowa Damarie Nassaka Nabongo is a Ugandan-American travel blogger and author who gained public attention in 2019 after having visited every country in the world.
[5][6] Her mother is from Mbale, in Eastern Uganda and her father grew up on the outskirts of the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
[6] The informal certification group Nomad Mania accepted her claim through their random spot checks.
[6][11] Nabongo notes that there is some controversy over her record as she was unable to enter Syria and instead chose to visit the Golan Heights, which the United Nations Security Council considers to be Syrian territory occupied by Israel.
[3][14][15] Nabongo founded a travel agency called Jet Black, which created itineraries for small group trips to Africa.