Tourism

At five in the morning, the beach at Assinie is still dark, and the Atlantic is already moving. The groundswell has been building since midnight – long, organised lines from …

At the base of a 500-metre sandstone cliff in central Mali, the abandoned dwellings of the Tellem people are embedded in the rock face like wasps’ nests. The Tellem built …

The Amani Nature Forest Reserve in Tanzania’s Tanga Region continues to captivate international travellers, emerging as a standout destination for those seeking authentic natural experiences beyond the traditional safari circuits.  …

The African Travel and Tourism Association‘s 2026 Travel Trends report is unambiguous: cultural immersion, heritage storytelling, and slow, meaningful journeys are now the primary drivers of demand among global leisure …

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 guide was not expecting visitors. It was seven in the morning on the Lasta Plateau, 2,500 metres above sea level in northern Ethiopia. He led the group down through …

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 …

At 21:00 the night before, the Maoma royal drums begin. Their sound crosses the floodplain in the dark, carrying for up to fifteen kilometres across the Zambezi’s risen waters. It …

The Congo Basin, often referred to as the Earth’s second lungs, is currently at a crossroads. As of February 2026, this vast expanse of biodiversity, spanning six countries including the …