Africa Tourism News

After more than a decade away, Akwaaba African Travel Market walked back onto one of the world’s most consequential tourism stages. Its return to ITB Berlin does not merely mark …

Angola walked into ITB Berlin 2026, the world’s largest travel trade fair, and took the room by storm. As the official host country of the fair’s 60th anniversary edition, the …

Egypt welcomed nearly 19 million visitors in 2025, a 21% increase over 2024, and generated €14.17 billion in revenue, surpassing pre-pandemic levels by more than 20%. The story of Egypt’s …

Seychelles’ tourism growth in 2026 shows no sign of slowing. In the eighth week of the year, the Indian Ocean archipelago welcomed 9,974 visitors, a 10.5% jump on the same …

Kampala, Uganda’s capital, has entered the global travel conversation, and a locally made film helped put it there. The East African romantic thriller “Third Floor Pigu”, a Ugandan-Tanzanian co-production, just …

Tourism powers economies across Africa, but in a handful of countries, it does far more than contribute; it dominates. These are the nations where visitor spending funds government services, sustains …

The numbers that matter most at Ethiopian Airlines are not the headline revenue figure, impressive as it is at $7.6 billion. They are the compound ratios underneath it. Passenger numbers …

Rwanda has submitted a bid to list Imigongo and Umuganura on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage register. Imigongo is a centuries-old geometric art form painted with cow dung, while Umuganura is …

Africa’s skies are filling up fast. On 3 March 2026, the African Travel & Tourism Association (ATTA) launched its landmark White Paper, Africa in the Air, at ITB Berlin, and …

Morocco’s tourism sector roared into 2026 with a January that few destinations could match. The country earned 11.65 billion Moroccan dirhams in tourism revenues in January, a 19.3% increase from …