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Uganda launches road link into Kenya
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday launched the Chinese-constructed 104-km Musita-Lumino-Busia-Majanji road linking the eastern part of the country to the border district of Busia in Kenya.
Katumba Wamala, minister of Works and Transport, said the road was upgraded from gravel to bitumen standard. Wamala, while say… read more
Pendjari National Park in Benin Republic has best safari in West Africa
If someone says they’re going on a safari holiday, you are likely to assume that the person is going to East or Southern Africa. One, because both regions have the leading safari destinations in the world. Two, the word safari means ‘journey’ and is derived from Swahili, a language spoken very much from the heart of East Africa to the sho… read more
Desinfection tunnel at Freetown Airport
The Westminster Foundation stands alongside the government of Sierra Leone in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Through its charitable arm, Westminster Group plc has just donated a disinfection tunnel to the… read more
Cahrter flights permitted to Botswana as of Nov 1st
Charter flights will be re-authorized for departures and arrivals in Botswana from 1 November. Only the international airports of Maun and Kasane will initially be open. International flights have been suspended in the country since March 28.
From next Sunday, November 1, charter flights will once again be allowed to depart and arri… read more
Mauritius launches long-term visa, homeoffice at the beach
Mauritius: Peak season almost lost
Ongoing uncertainty about Air Mauritius’s schedule combined with Mauritius’s current immigration restrictions and quarantine requirement (currently valid until November 30) are pushing operators to turn away December air bookings, with some now redirecting enquiries to alternative destinations.
Carla da Silva, Air Mauritiu… read more
Tanzania tourism announces major shift in destination marketing strategy
Tanzanian tour operators plan to bring the key Global Travel Agents into Tanzania in their latest painstaking initiatives to promote the country as a safe destination, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit key tourism source markets hard. Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) is currently working around the clock… read more
Nigeria:10 New Airports
Sirika who also bemoaned decayed infrastructure at the … read more
ZIM: Good news for tourism as land borders open
The country’s tourism sector is set to receive a major boost from the 1st of December when the country opens its major land borders. According to statistics from the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), most tourists to Zimbabwe enter through road using mainly the Beitbridge Border Post.
However, the border together with … read more
Cabo Verde opens border - press release
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