Airline News Africa’s Budget Carrier Gap: Why Low-Cost Aviation Remains the Continent’s Biggest Tourism Unlock by Familugba Victor 3 days ago by Familugba Victor 3 days ago 137 views Africa recorded the world’s fastest tourism growth in 2025, and its airlines made almost nothing from it. The continent welcomed 81 million international visitors, up 8% from 2024. Yet IATA … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Chad to Open Borders to All Africans with Visa-Free Entry by 2027 by Familugba Victor 4 days ago by Familugba Victor 4 days ago 171 views Chad has done what many African governments only promise: it has built the machinery to deliver. Chad’s visa-free entry for Africans takes effect on 1 January 2027, and a new … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Kenya Airways Sabre Move Follows Air Tanzania in 6 Weeks and Leaves One NDC Question Open by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 days ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 days ago 208 views Agents who sell Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania will soon work on new software, and neither airline has given them dates. The Kenya Airways Sabre agreement, announced on 22 September … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Uganda Yellow Fever Certificate Scrapped: Border Paperwork Falls, Health Advice Stays by Familugba Victor 7 days ago by Familugba Victor 7 days ago 265 views On 2 October 2026, the National Citizenship and Immigration Control (NCIC), which operates under Uganda’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, published a notice stating that the certificate is no longer required … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News Accra Convention Centre: Ghana’s 3,000-Seat Bet on Africa’s Congress Trade by Oluwafemi Kehinde 7 days ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 7 days ago 236 views Africa hosts almost none of the world’s major association congresses, and Ghana now plans to change that with money from a pension fund. The Accra Convention Centre, backed by the … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Flying Into Africa for the First Time: The Airport Intelligence Guide for Travel Agents by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 week ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 week ago 301 views The first mistake a traveller can make when flying into Africa is to treat “Africa” as one immigration system. It is not. A British traveller heading to Nairobi, an American … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Africa’s E-Visa Revolution: Who Has Made It Work and Who Is Still on Paper by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 week ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 week ago 403 views Seychelles finished last. On the 2025 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI), the island nation ranks 54th out of 54 African countries, behind Libya and Sudan, because the index classifies its … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News Seychelles World Travel Awards 2026: Two Crowns That Redraw the Indian Ocean Map by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 weeks ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 weeks ago 336 views The Maldives held the leading position in the Indian Ocean’s leading beach destination for 11 straight years. African islands have now won it three years running: Seychelles in 2024, Mauritius … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News Sierra Leone Set To Launch ‘Wakabot’ AI to Help Curious Tourists Plan Trips by Familugba Victor 2 weeks ago by Familugba Victor 2 weeks ago 320 views Most African destinations still make travellers assemble a trip from a dozen browser tabs and a few outdated blog posts. Sierra Leone has decided to end that. Its new Sierra … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Ethiopia AI Tourism Push: The $5 Billion Bet That Could Reroute Visitor Spend by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 weeks ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 weeks ago 337 views Seven days. That is how long Ethiopia now lets eligible transit passengers stay visa-free, and it explains the country’s AI tourism strategy better than any speech. Tourism Minister Selamawit Kassa … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail