Africa Travel News
Botswana and Tanzania beat South Africa hands down for wildlife safari tourism. This is according to a study by SafariBookings.com of more than 4,000 reviews written by tourists and Africa safari experts. Botswana has been crowned Africa’s best safari country for the second year in a row. “The diversity and concentration of wildlife in Botswana is found in few other […]
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As African countries continue to open their borders to allow free movement of people across the continent, the East African region emerged top in visa openness among all regions. The 2019 Visa openness report, published by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union (AU), indicates that reciprocity of visa openness in East Africa is 60 per cent, behind […]
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Africa World is fully about being profitable,” said Sean Mendis, COO Africa World. Mendis and Richard Kyereh, Head of Commercial, met up with James Pearson, anna.aero’s Chief Analyst, in London. “We have been profitable for four years,” added Mendis. The airline is privately owned and carries about 560,000 passengers. Africa World’s West Africa ambition “We will be the number-one regional […]
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China’s increasing state-backed media presence in Africa has stoked fears among Western observers. But current evidence shows the plan to increase Chinese soft power through official outlets who portray the Asian giant in a positive light has had limited impact. Instead, it is Africa’s rapidly evolving landscape of digital technology that offers Chinese media influence the most room for growth. […]
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In order to strengthen relationships with travel agents and tour operators, to boost West African arrivals to South Africa as part of the 2019 marketing strategy, South Africa Tourism recently organized a five-city roadshow in Kumasi, Accra, Port-Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos all in the West African region. Activities kicked off in Kumasi, the event saw a total of 53 Delegates […]
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Integration is a necessity for the development of Africa, the acting head of the African Union’s private sector development, investment and resource mobilisation, Islam Swaleh, has said. Speaking to senior journalists at media awareness workshop on Africa industrialisation frameworks hosted by the AU Commission’s Trade and Industry in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last week, Swaleh said in recent years, many actions […]
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Africa’s population – a continent that is home to 54 countries – is about 1.3 billion people and Black Africans constitute about 80% of the population. Frequently described as the world’s poorest continent, financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are keen to see Africa rise and unleash its potentials in the age of […]
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Nollywood actor and producer, Kunle Afolayan, has cancelled his planned visit to Durban, South Africa. He was scheduled to visit the country along with some other partners on a fun tour. The Nollywood actor said that he cancelled his visit because of the current Xenophobic attacks on foreigners. Afolayan, while speaking in a video he made to apologise for the […]
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In the event of intensified competition in the air transportation business in East Africa’s airspace, aviation experts and other stakeholders say the time could be ripe for localising flights across the region. Generally, domestication of flights in this context means that a flight from any of the six-member nations of the East African Community (EAC) would not be considered as […]
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With over 185 entries from over 33 countries, Shareefa Youshna Jewan from Mauritius emerged as the winner of the 55 Voices for Africa (55Voices4Africa) writing competition conducted under the #VisaFreeAfrica (VFA) initiative. She is closely followed by Priscilla Takondwa Semphere and Olewuenyi Chioma Catherine as the first and second runners up. The 55Voices4Africa competition invited youth from across Africa to […]
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