Cultural Expeditions How Congo’s Sapeur Tradition Is Rewriting African Cultural Tourism by Familugba Victor 1 month ago written by Familugba Victor Every 10 February, a small crowd gathers among the graves of Kinshasa’s Gombe cemetery. They arrive in three-piece suits, silk cravats and leather brogues, and they climb onto the tombstones … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News Ghana Korea Heritage Tourism Deal: Inside the $4.5m Fort Rescue Plan by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 month ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Ghana has done something most African nations with transatlantic heritage sites have not managed: turned a diplomatic relationship into a costed, five-year rescue plan for its most vulnerable monuments. According … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Zambia Launches Digital System to Boost Aviation Safety Oversight by Familugba Victor 1 month ago written by Familugba Victor Zambia’s aviation regulator just digitised its safety reporting system, a seemingly routine tech upgrade that carries massive weight for the country’s skies. After drawing a record 2.2 million international visitors … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Roberts International Airport Concession: Liberia Bets 25 Years on Private Capital to Fix Its Only Gateway by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 month ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Liberia has stopped waiting on foreign loans to rebuild its only international airport. This time, the government wants a private company to pay for the work outright, run the facility … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Africa’s Open Skies Agreement: Why Full Implementation Keeps Stalling by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 month ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde A one-way ticket from Nairobi to Lagos costs close to $900. A passenger flying from Nairobi to Dubai, a route nearly three times the distance, pays around $675, according to … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News How UNESCO Recognition and $4.34B in Revenue Are Driving Ghana’s Tourism Expansion by Familugba Victor 1 month ago written by Familugba Victor Ghana’s tourism performance in 2025 answers a question most African tourism boards still dodge: what happens when a government treats arrivals data, cultural heritage, and business licensing as one connected … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Community-Based Tourism Indigenous Language Revival Is Emerging as Africa’s Newest Tourism Category by Familugba Victor 1 month ago written by Familugba Victor Across the continent, from Khoisan click-language immersion camps in the Northern Cape to Yoruba tonal academies in Southwestern Nigeria, language learning is shifting from academic archives into active travel itineraries. … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Water Adventures The Nile Cruise Revival: New Operators Betting on Egypt-to-Uganda River Travel by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 month ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde In April 2026, a delegation of Egyptian tourism officials stood at the edge of Lake Victoria in Jinja and photographed a stretch of water most of their clients have never … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Jet Fuel Shortages Are Quietly Crippling African Airlines’ Route Expansion by Familugba Victor 1 month ago written by Familugba Victor In April 2026, a litre of jet fuel in Nairobi jumped from $0.74 to $1.40 in a matter of weeks. Kenya Airways cut its Middle East schedule by up to … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Adventure Tourism How Ghana’s Volta Lake Is Becoming Africa’s Next Watersports Hub by Familugba Victor 1 month ago written by Familugba Victor Ghana’s Volta Lake watersports scene is real, and it is growing faster than the continental strategy meant to encourage it. That gap, between what the African Union’s Continental Tourism Strategy … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail