Traditional Festivals Ethiopia’s Majestic Calendar: A Journey Through Its Most Celebrated National Holidays by Meseret Zeleke 1 month ago written by Meseret Zeleke Ethiopia is a country where tradition is lived every day. Its national holidays are not just dates on a calendar; they are communal experiences that fill streets with music, colour, … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Adventure Tourism Slow Travel Through the Sahel: Why Tour Operators Are Reassessing Mali, Niger, and Chad by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 month ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde In October 2025, the United States ordered non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Bamako. Three months later, in January 2026, it reversed that decision and normalised operations there, citing … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Hospitality Zimbabwe’s Grand Old Lady Hotel Gets New Owner: What African Sun’s Full Takeover of Victoria Falls Hotel Signals by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 month ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Zimbabwe’s most storied hotel now belongs to a single owner, and that shift could decide who controls the next wave of investment at one of Southern Africa’s busiest tourism gateways. … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News Angola Launches Instalment Payment Programme for Domestic Tourism Services by Familugba Victor 1 month ago written by Familugba Victor Angola’s tourism sector just got a credit after announcing, on Thursday, August 6, that hotels, resorts, lodges, and tour operators across five provinces have started registering for the Angola tourism … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Senegal’s Sam Airways Expands Fleet with Falcon 8X in Premium Aviation Expansion by Familugba Victor 1 month ago written by Familugba Victor Senegal’s National Civil Aviation and Meteorology Agency (ANACIM), on the 4th of August, met with Sam Airways to open the formal process of adding a Dassault Falcon 8X long-range business … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Chad Records a Stunning Beat of the ICAO Global Average on Aviation Security by Oluwafemi Kehinde 1 month ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Chad just handed Central Africa an aviation security story nobody expected. The country’s effective implementation score for international civil aviation security standards has more than doubled since 2017, and the … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Historical Sites Bete Amhara: A Journey Through Wollo’s Living Heritage, Landscapes, and Seasonal Festivals by Meseret Zeleke 1 month ago written by Meseret Zeleke The highlands of Wollo (historically known as Bete Amhara) form one of Ethiopia’s most atmospheric cultural regions. Stretching from the ancient monasteries of Lake Hayq to the dramatic escarpments of … Continue Reading 1 month ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Visas, Policy & Infrastructure Botswana’s High-Value, Low-Volume Model: Will Other Nations Adopt It by 2030? by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 months ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde Botswana is quietly stepping back from its high-value, low-volume tourism model, the same formula the rest of Africa now studies as a blueprint. In April 2026, Tourism Minister Kagiso Mmolotsi … Continue Reading 2 months ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism News African Ports Invest in Cruise Terminals as Tourism Strategy by Familugba Victor 2 months ago written by Familugba Victor Durban’s Point Waterfront has a cruise terminal that did not exist five years ago. Zanzibar is racing to finish one at Maruhubi to replace an overworked ferry dock at Malindi. … Continue Reading 2 months ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Cape Verde’s Airport Expansion: Betting on Transatlantic Layover Tourism by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 months ago written by Oluwafemi Kehinde In 1975, when apartheid-era South African Airways faced flight bans across mainland Africa, single-runway tarmac on the Cape Verdean island of Sal provided the essential refuelling stop for flights bound … Continue Reading 2 months ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail