Africa Tourism News

Angola earns close to 94% of its export revenue from crude oil, yet tourism has historically contributed an estimated 0.01% to the country’s GDP, according to a 2025 report by …

Ghana has done something most African nations with transatlantic heritage sites have not managed: turned a diplomatic relationship into a costed, five-year rescue plan for its most vulnerable monuments.  According …

Ghana’s tourism performance in 2025 answers a question most African tourism boards still dodge: what happens when a government treats arrivals data, cultural heritage, and business licensing as one connected …

Angola’s tourism sector just got a credit after announcing, on Thursday, August 6, that hotels, resorts, lodges, and tour operators across five provinces have started registering for the Angola tourism …

Durban’s Point Waterfront has a cruise terminal that did not exist five years ago. Zanzibar is racing to finish one at Maruhubi to replace an overworked ferry dock at Malindi. …

Cross River has handed over its best-known tourism asset for the second time in nine years, and the fine print matters more than the photo call. A 25-year concession only …

Africa’s tour operators are not waiting for kick-off to start selling the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. In Lagos this September, the continent’s largest travel gathering will spend three days …

A seven-day mission that touched down in Accra this week asks a blunt question: Will Nigerians book a Ghanaian eco-resort as readily as they book Dubai? The NANTA Ghana tourism …

Tanzania’s tourism revenue for 2025 closed at $4.41 billion, and that figure matters less than how the country earned it. This proved that a destination can grow earnings by nearly …

Independence sites across the continent have long existed mainly as ceremonial backdrops: a flagpole, a plaque, an annual wreath-laying. That is changing. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa have each converted …