Airline News Best Airlines in Africa 2026: EgyptAir Surges as Ethiopian Holds the Crown by Oluwafemi Kehinde 13 hours ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Skytrax ranked EgyptAir 110th in the world in 2023. Enterprise AM Egypt reports on 18 September 2026 that Skytrax has named the same carrier the World’s Most Improved Airline. The … Continue Reading 13 hours ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Ghana Passport Ranking: Weak in Europe, Strong Across Africa by Familugba Victor 14 hours ago written by Familugba Victor Ghana’s passport looks weak from Brussels and strong from Lusaka. The 2026 Ghana passport ranking places the document 123rd worldwide, yet 14th among 54 African countries, and holders can enter … Continue Reading 14 hours ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News British Airways’ Kilimanjaro-Zanzibar Route Resets East Africa’s Safari-and-Beach Fight by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde British Airways’ new Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar route pulls East Africa’s safari-and-beach circuit out of the transit hubs and puts it on a single UK ticket for the first time in … Continue Reading 4 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News Namibia Boosts Border Service as Noordoewer Officers Complete Customer Care Training by Familugba Victor 4 days ago written by Familugba Victor A queue at passport control can undo months of destination marketing in under five minutes. Namibia’s tourism authorities appear to have absorbed that lesson: instead of routing new investment only … Continue Reading 4 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Culture & Heritage East Africa’s Migration Festival Market Is Selling Culture on Someone Else’s Terms by Oluwafemi Kehinde 5 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Fifty thousand people were expected at Sekenani Gate on 9 and 10 June 2023, the weekend Narok County picked to launch its first Maasai cultural festival, two days of drumming, … Continue Reading 5 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Safari & Wildlife Botswana Beyond the Okavango: The Northern Corridors Most Safari Itineraries Still Miss by Familugba Victor 5 days ago written by Familugba Victor Botswana received 1,183,432 international tourists in 2023, with the majority entering through border posts and airports that feed directly into the Okavango-Chobe circuit. This was disclosed by Statistics Botswana in … Continue Reading 5 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Festivals The Calabar Carnival: Why International Visitors Still Can’t Find West Africa’s Biggest Street Party by Oluwafemi Kehinde 6 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde A Premium Times report of 2026 reports that only 12,000 passengers passed through the arrivals hall at Calabar’s Margaret Ekpo International Airport between November 2025 and January 2026, the exact … Continue Reading 6 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Culture & Heritage The Global Rise of Ankara: How West African Fabric Is Driving Fashion Tourism from Lagos to London by Familugba Victor 6 days ago written by Familugba Victor Ankara never started in Africa. It began as a Dutch attempt to mass-produce Indonesian batik, and it failed in the market it was built for before it found the one … Continue Reading 6 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Culture & Heritage Walking the Slave Route in Benin: West Africa’s Most Important Heritage Walk by Oluwafemi Kehinde 7 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Ouidah’s beach ends at a door that opens onto nothing. Cross beneath it, and there is only sand, then surf, then open water, the same stretch of the Atlantic that … Continue Reading 7 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Culture & Heritage Nubian Identity and the Tourism Imperative: Egypt’s Southern Monuments Beyond the Pyramids by Familugba Victor 7 days ago written by Familugba Victor Egypt wants 30 million annual visitors by 2028, more than double the 15.78 million recorded in 2024. Reaching that figure means persuading tourists to stay longer and travel further south … Continue Reading 7 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail