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Namibia's coastal town of Swakopmund has welcomed budget officials, lawmakers and development partners from across the continent for the 9th Annual Conference of the African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices, and the country's Finance Minister used the occasion to point delegates firmly towards what lies beyond the confere… read more
For the first time in more than ten years, Liberia has logged a third international cruise arrival within a single year. The expedition vessel SH Diana berthed in Monrovia carrying 141 passengers, part of a thirteen-night voyage tracing the West African coastline. The call marks another step for a destination that has spent year… read more
Kenya's main coastal gateway is preparing for a much bigger role in the region's tourism business. The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) wants to raise yearly capacity at Moi International Airport in Mombasa from 2.5 million to 4.5 million passengers. The plan includes upgraded terminals and a modern passenger loun… read more
Senegal's national airline is resisting an order to hand back its two widebody Airbus A330neo aircraft, in a legal confrontation with a Luxembourg-registered special purpose vehicle that goes to the heart of how African carriers finance their fleets. The Commercial Court of the High Court in London ruled in February 2026 that the two jets should… read more
The NCAA data covers 15 domestic airlines, not 14, and the 7,961 flights are the recorded total for August 2026 rather than a monthly average; the figures were … read more
The latest water-quality readings for Durban's coastline, released on 23 September 2026, confirm that the great majority of monitored bathing beaches along the KwaZulu-Natal shore are open for swimming. For agents packaging South African coastal holidays, that is reassuring news ahead of the warmer months, though the picture is not uniform and o… read more
Anyone selling Zambia regularly learns quickly that the country's domestic air network runs on two very different machines, and that the difference between them shapes what can realistically be sold to a client. Proflight Zambia, the country's principal scheduled domestic operator, builds its entire route map around this split, … read more
A quiet change in traveller behaviour is starting to worry destination marketers in Kampala. People planning a safari no longer only type keywords into a search box. They ask an AI assistant, and they act on what it tells them. Arthur Lwamafa, Senior Marketing Officer for Domestic and Regional Markets at the Uganda Touri… read more
The number that should interest anyone selling West African air travel is 1.19 million seats. That is Nigeria's scheduled airline capacity for September 2026, according to OAG data presented at an industry conference in Abuja this week. It is 37.4 percent more than the same month in 2025, and the fastest growth … read more
Buyer registration is now open for WTM Africa 2027, which runs from 7 to 9 April 2027 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Applications are open more than six months before the doors open, which gives anyone planning a trip enough time to budget, arrange leave and line up appointments. Buyers who wa… read more
Swakopmund hosts continental finance delegates as Namibia turns policy conferences into destination
Monrovia welcomes its third cruise call of 2026 as Liberia builds a place on West Africa's expeditio
Mombasa Airport Targets 4.5 Million Passengers as MPs Demand Land Report
Air Sénégal fights to keep its two A330neos in a London court battle with lasting lessons for Africa
Nigeria's 15 Domestic Airlines Fly Just 260 Flights a Day as Capacity Gap Widens
Durban beaches largely open for swimming as one southern stretch stays closed on water quality
Proflight Zambia's two-fleet formula is how remote safari country stays reachable from Lusaka
Uganda Weighs AI Travel Companion for Explore Uganda as Visitor Spending Rises 25.6%
Nigeria Seat Capacity Jumps 37% as Lagos Terminal Two Weighs Slot Controls and No-Bag Zone
WTM Africa Opens 2027 Buyer Applications as Algeria, Benin and Angola Widen Show Floor
