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Burna Boy fills arenas in London, New York, and Lagos. Beyoncé samples Wizkid. Nollywood is on Netflix. Jollof rice is a diplomatic incident. The word ‘wahala’ has migrated into global …

There is no flight route from Kinshasa to Lagos. The two cities are roughly the same distance apart as Paris and Madrid. A Paris-to-Madrid flight takes two hours and costs …

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Nabeela Farida Tunis, has joined the ranks of the world’s most influential place branding leaders for 2026. This recognition places her among …

WTM Africa 2026 has moved past its opening fanfare. The Cape Town International Convention Centre hosted three days of deal-making this week, but the deeper story had little to do …

African hotel operators have stopped testing AI and started deploying it. Across the continent, the shift from fragmented, siloed systems to integrated, AI-driven platforms is accelerating, and rising travel demand …

South African tourism is on a historic run. The country welcomed 10.48 million foreign visitors in 2025, a figure that beats pre-pandemic levels and marks a 17.6% increase over 2024. …

Nigeria has arrived on Africa’s aviation map. As the ACI Africa Regional Conference & Exhibition drew to a close in Luanda, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Managing Director and …

Radisson Hotel Group has crossed the 100-hotel mark in Africa, counting both properties in operation and those under development, as the group accelerates its growth agenda across the continent heading …

The Democratic Republic of Congo has secured a $1.882 billion tourism investment commitment from the United Arab Emirates, accounting for about 31% of a broader $6 billion UAE-backed programme targeting …

There are six countries whose combined territory forms one of the most ecologically significant landmasses on the planet. Between them, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the …