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South Africa still holds the largest rhino population in the world, and it is growing. On World Rhino Day, 22 September 2026, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment put the minimum national population at the end of 2025 at 15,096 animals, made up of at least 12,531 whi… read more
Zanzibar received 917,167 international visitors in 2025, an increase of 24.5 per cent on the previous year. The island is now within reach of one million arrivals. For Mohammed Hersi, Group Director of Operations at Pollmans Tours & Safaris and a member of the Essence of Africa advisory pan… read more
The most important piece of news for travel companies in East Africa is not a stadium. It is a visa. President Yoweri Museveni said on 22 September 2026 that he will speak to his counterparts in Kenya and Tanzania about a single entry visa for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, so that fans, teams,… read more
Two more narrow-body jets have joined the fleet of Ethiopian Airlines, taking the carrier to 31 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. For agencies and tour operators across the continent, the important detail is not the aircraft count. It is what these jets do: they open and thicken the short and medium-haul routes that fe… read more
Mozambique's flag carrier is still the state company that puts the most pressure on the national budget. That is the finding of the Fiscal Risks Report 2027, published by the country's Ministry of Finance and reported this week. The airline, known for decades as Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM)… read more
The scrapping of a single narrow-body jet rarely counts as big news. Yet the decision to break up a 20-year-old Airbus A319 that once flew as 6V-AMA for Air Senegal says a great deal about how aircraft financing shapes air links across West Africa. The jet served the Senegalese flag carrier for … read more
The reason a short flight between two West African capitals can cost more than a long-haul ticket has little to do with distance. It has to do with taxes, currency and the cost of money. That was the message from industry leaders at the AeroWest Africa Annual Summit, held in Lagos from 2 to 4 September 2026 unde… read more
Agencies selling South Africa's summer season have a new tool to check before they promise a client a beach day. On 22 September 2026, the City of Cape Town launched Cape Town Beach Alerts, an online platform that brings coastal water-quality results, active alerts, weather and lifeguard informa… read more
Four City of Cape Town nature reserves that normally charge an entrance fee are free to enter from Thursday 24 September to Sunday 27 September 2026. The reserves are Blaauwberg, Helderberg, Table Bay and Tygerberg. The offer is part of the City's Heritage Month programme and falls over the Heri… read more
Nigeria has firmly established itself as one of the busiest air travel markets on the African continent, and the figures released this week in Abuja give travel professionals plenty to think about. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) confirmed that the country handled more than 18.8 million domestic and inte… read more
South Africa's Rhino Numbers Rise 4.9% as Poaching Falls Again in Kruger and KwaZulu-Natal
Zanzibar Tops 917,000 Arrivals as Operators Warn Against Chasing Volume Over Yield
Uganda Backs Three-Country Single Visa as AFCON 2027 Deadlines Tighten in East Africa
Ethiopian Airlines Takes 31st Boeing 737 MAX 8 as Regional Network Growth Speeds Up
Air Mozambique Named Biggest Fiscal Risk to State as Fleet Renewal Gets Under Way
Air Senegal A319 to Be Broken Up for Parts as Carlyle Lease Dispute Hits Regional Fleet
West African Airlines Push Back on $250 Passenger Taxes as Lagos Summit Targets Air Fares
Cape Town Launches Beach Alerts Site With Weekly Water Quality Data Before Summer Season
Cape Town Opens Four Paid Nature Reserves Free Over Heritage Weekend in Spring Push
