Explore Africa

Tourists press together beneath the Door of No Return, an ochre-and-gold arch rising from the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin. Carved into its face are the figures of chained …

The continent that fed the world has never received credit for teaching it to cook. Africa gave the world okra, which travels in the Creole gumbos of Louisiana. It gave …

Most travellers who visit East Africa see one country. The ones who plan well see a civilisation. East Africa is not a destination. It is a collection of experiences so …

Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt. That sentence is true, verifiable, and almost entirely absent from mainstream history education. The Kingdom of Kush, which ruled the Nubian region of the …

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. …

The best time to visit Africa depends on where you go, what you want to experience, and how different regional climate systems affect travel conditions across the continent. Africa does …

The government censored books about it. Archaeologists who told the truth about it were fired. And for nearly a century, an entire colonial administration insisted that Africans could not have …

Long before Addis Ababa became the diplomatic heart of Africa, the highlands of Shewa carried centuries of spiritual memory, political ambition, and cultural continuity. The story of Ethiopia’s modern capital …

Planning a trip to Africa can feel overwhelming for first-time travellers. The continent has 54 internationally recognised countries, different climate systems, multiple visa rules, and travel experiences that vary dramatically …

Kenya’s travel and aviation industry no longer plays second fiddle to other sectors. New data reveal the staggering economic scale of this sector, from tourism earnings approaching half a trillion …