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East Africa could turn a month of football into a longer-lasting tourism business by making it easier for visitors to move between its countries. But the proposed East Africa Single …

British Airways’ expanded Cape Town flights will test a long-standing claim by African tourism boards: that visitor demand grows when more seats are available, not simply through promotional slogans. From …

EgyptAir wants 125 aircraft by 2030, up from 72 today, and African travel sellers sit directly in that flight path. More seats through Cairo, a cheaper sister airline, and newer …

One inspection could decide whether Bamako regains a direct air link to Dakar. The Sky Mali Dakar route hasn’t launched, but it’s reached the stage where regulators matter more than …

Africans could soon enter Brazzaville without a visa but still need permission before flying. That twist defines the Congo-Brazzaville visa reform, and every agent selling Central Africa needs to understand …

More than 95% of the water that feeds Botswana’s Okavango Delta falls as rain on Angola’s highlands. Botswana collects the safari revenue; Angola barely features on the itinerary. The Angola-Namibia …

A Zanzibar tourism platform now poses the question most African destinations avoid: who keeps the money visitors spend? Zanzibar launched JamboGo.Africa to put local hotels, guides, artists and entrepreneurs in …

Africa’s tourism suppliers have spent years waiting for the world’s travel buyers to find them. Essence of Africa 2026 reverses that: the forum flies 178 international buyers to Zanzibar and …

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 …

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 …