Airline News Libya-France Direct Flights Return After a Decade – What It Means for Africa’s Aviation Comeback by Familugba Victor 2 days ago written by Familugba Victor A Tripoli-to-Paris flight will soon take two and a half hours instead of a full day of layovers. For more than a decade, anyone travelling between Libya and France has … Continue Reading 2 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Guinée Atlantique Airlines: Guinea’s Fifth Attempt at a National Carrier Since 2002 by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Guinea just handed itself a fifth shot at a national airline, and this time the stakes lie within a $200 billion economic plan rather than at a press conference. On … Continue Reading 2 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Safari & Wildlife South Africa’s Private Game Reserve Ownership: Who Really Owns the Land Behind the Big Five? by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde A single lease payment says more about power over South Africa’s most expensive wilderness than any glossy safari brochure. Since March 2016, MalaMala Game Reserve has paid an annual fee … Continue Reading 3 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Art The Sahelian Art Economy: How Artists from Bamako to Niamey Are Attracting International Collectors to Africa by Familugba Victor 3 days ago written by Familugba Victor In November 2026, curator Armelle Dakouo will open the fifteenth edition of the Rencontres de Bamako, Africa’s oldest photography biennial, in a city the British government currently tells its own … Continue Reading 3 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Culture & Heritage Omo Valley Tribes, Territory and the Fight for Ethical Tourism by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde A traveller can spend hours driving into Ethiopia’s Lower Omo, arrive at a village, take photographs of people wearing traditional dress, hand over a few birr and leave within minutes. … Continue Reading 4 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Culture & Heritage The Palaces of Abomey: Benin’s Royal Complex and What It Tells the World About African Statehood by Familugba Victor 4 days ago written by Familugba Victor A royal throne left Paris in a padded crate in November 2021. It travelled with three totemic statues, four carved palace doors and a set of warrior dance staffs – … Continue Reading 4 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Culture & Heritage Abidjan Is Calling — AFAA 2026 Offers a New Way In by Rex Clarke 4 days ago written by Rex Clarke Some cities live in the imagination long before they make it onto the itinerary. You hear about them through music, fashion, food, business and the people who return with stories … Continue Reading 4 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News Angola’s Tourism Diversification: Measuring Ambition Against Arrival by Oluwafemi Kehinde 5 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Angola’s government spent June and August 2026 filling Luanda’s conference halls: first the Global Tourism Forum’s investment summit, then FIN Summit’s finance and business gathering. Officials called both proof that … Continue Reading 5 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News How the ECOWAS Free Movement Protocol Is Quietly Transforming West African Tourism Investment by Familugba Victor 5 days ago written by Familugba Victor Ivory Coast’s tourism ministry put a number on its ambition in 2024: $1 billion, committed to rebuilding the country’s hospitality sector from the ground up. Senegal, Benin, Cameroon and Guinea … Continue Reading 5 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Hospitality Marriott’s First Flagship Lands in Uganda: Inside Kampala’s $1.6bn Tourism Bet by Oluwafemi Kehinde 6 days ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Uganda’s tourism sector earned $1.62 billion in 2025. Until 27 August 2026, the country still had no Marriott-branded flagship hotel. This gap left Kampala trailing Kigali and Nairobi in the … Continue Reading 6 days ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail