April 19, 2021
South Africa: Howling Winds Worsen Cape Town Fires, Evacuations Continue
Firefighters in Cape Town, South Africa, have been battling fires on Table Mountain that began near Rhodes Memorial. Residents living in the Vredehoek suburb were evacuated, Walmer… Read more »
January 25, 2021
South Africa: U.S. Set to Impose Ban on Travellers from South Africa - Report
United States President Joe Biden is set to ban most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in South Africa from entering the country, in a bid to contain the spread of a new… Read more »
October 27, 2020
Africa: Adele's SNL Skit on African Tourism Sparks Backlash
Who gave the greenlight to that Africa sketch? I have questions… Read more »
March 24, 2020
Africa: Turning the Tables - African and European Narratives in the Time of Corona
Most of Europe is in lockdown, trying to cope with the huge implications of the battle against the novel coronavirus. Africans are following what is happening on the other side of… Read more »
February 05, 2020
Nigeria: U.S and Nigeria Talk Trade and Investment Despite Visa Outcry
Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, has expressed hope that President Donald Trump's administration might be able to lift visa restrictions placed on Nigeria if the country takes… Read more »
January 28, 2020
Ghana: How Ghana Went Above and Beyond For Year of Return 2019
Ghana is to launch a multi-million dollar fund aimed at attracting investment from members of the African diaspora in the United States and around the world – a follow-up to… Read more »
October 25, 2019
Southern Africa: South Africa's Airports Company Impounds Air Zimbabwe Plane
The Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) has impounded an Air Zimbabwe aircraft, TimesLive reports. Read more »
October 22, 2019
Africa: 3 African Countries Rated Top Destinations by Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet has rated eSwatini, Liberia and Morocco among "the best of the best" in its list of top 10 countries to visit in 2020. The travel guide company based its selection on… Read more »
October 10, 2019
Uganda: Jessica Nabongo - First Documented Black Woman to Visit Every Country
Jessica Nabongo is officially the first black woman to have visited every single country in the world, writes Africanews. Nabongo was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan in the… Read more »
September 23, 2019
North Africa: Travel Group Thomas Cook Collapses, Tourists in Africa Affected
British global travel group Thomas Cook has collapsed, the BBC reports. Read more »
June 07, 2019
South Africa: Phalaborwa Residents on Alert After 14 Lions Escape Kruger Park
Residents of Phalaborwa have been warned to be on the alert after 14 lions escaped from the Kruger National Park on Thursday, News24 reports. Read more »
May 22, 2019
East Africa: Marine-Based 'Blue Economies' Offer Massive Potential
Developing ocean-based resources in areas such as fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, transport and ports, mining and energy, could generate U.S. $20.8 billion a year for the… Read more »
May 20, 2019
Egypt: At Least 17 Hurt as Tourist Bus Hit By Explosion
At least 17 people were wounded in an explosion that targeted a tourist bus on its way to visit Egypt's Giza pyramids, CNN reports. Read more »
May 16, 2019
Zimbabwe: U.S. Warns Travellers to 'Exercise Increased Caution'
The United States has issued a travel warning about crime and civil unrest in Zimbabwe. Read more »
April 17, 2019
Nigeria: Visa Horrors - U.S. Embassy Tries to Give Tips
Have you ever been denied a visa? Read more »
February 04, 2019
Uganda: Uganda's Women Are Not Products to be Sold to Tourists
How on earth did the Ugandan Tourism Ministry think that adding "curvy and sexy" Ugandan women to the list of tourism products to attract tourists was a good idea? Tourism… Read more »
December 10, 2018
Africa: Which Four Destinations on the Continent Are Cool for Travellers?
Four African destinations have made it on to National Geographic Traveller's Cool List for 2019. Read more »
October 26, 2018
Africa: Spotlighting Innovation for Infrastructure – CCA's Florie Liser
The 25-year-old Washington, DC-based Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is hosting on 5-6 November in Johannesburg its first U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference to be held outside… Read more »
October 04, 2018
Ethiopia: 'Good Time' to Visit Gateway to Africa - Airline Promotes Stopover Tourism
Ethiopian Airlines, the oldest carrier in Africa, is stepping up promotion of tourism to its home country, while continuing to expand the number of destinations served across the… Read more »
July 27, 2018
Egypt: A Case of Donkeys Earning Their Stripes? - Photos of 'Fake Zebras' Go Viral
Cairo's International Garden municipal park has faced criticism after photographs of one of its zebra exhibits went viral, Snopes reports. Egyptian student Mahmoud Sarhan shared… Read more »
April 13, 2018
Africa: What's With Building All These High Walls?
When the Berlin wall finally came down in 1992, we thought: This was it, no more walls! Well, we might have celebrated too soon because in 1994 Israel constructed its own wall to… Read more »
October 19, 2017
Africa: Hasta La Visa - When Travelling Takes a Wrong Turn
We all know traveling is great - learning about new places and cultures while posting selfies to make friends on Facebook jealous is always fun, but what about when it's not?… Read more »
July 10, 2017
Lesotho: Pioneering Electronic Visa Program Aimed to Increase Tourism and Investment
Lesotho is the only independent nation in the world with its entire land mass above 1,000 meters (3,281 feet). Now the country, with a population of 2.1 million and a surface area… Read more »
December 15, 2014
Ethiopia: Lakeside City Surmounts Africa's Tourism Crisis
The evening calm is broken by a roll of drums at a social joint near the Rahnile Hotel. Crowds stream through the streets to answer the call of the rhythm, pulled by the promise of… Read more »
December 03, 2014
Africa: Entrepreneurs Go Online to Boost Business in Africa
When Chioma Achebe wanted to buy shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, she didn't want to open an account with a local broker because the process could take days. Read more »