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The Benin Airports Company (SAB S.A.) will receive a push from the State, for the financing of the renovation and modernization programme of the Cotonou Cardinal Bernadin Gantin International Airport. Indeed, the Council of Ministers instructed the Minister of Economy and Finance, on Wednesday 15 December 2021, to grant the manager… read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended one of its airfield Officers over an incident at the Lagos airport today. The officer according to the spokesperson of FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu was on duty following an averted near incident involving a Max Air aircraft from Abuja, which landed on Runway 18L, and a ma… read more
Rwanda progressed the most, after Tanzania, in regional countries that opened to visitors from other African countries as well as African Union initiatives in the last five years. This is according to authors of the latest Africa Visa Openness report 2021.
Rwanda scored 6th in this year's rankings and top performers despite t… read more
Crystal Cruises has debuted the submersible aboard its new explorer cruise ship Crystal Endeavour ahead of her upcoming South African cruise. Crystal Endeavour is one of the most luxurious expedition cruise ships in the world, and carries her own submersible for independent exploration.
The submersible aboard the new Crystal Endeavo… read more
Brand Africa today launched "Brand Africa | Africa's Best Places," the pan-African initiative to recognize and rank the best places for tourism, investment and citizen mobilisation in Africa. The goal of the initiative is to inspire pride, raise the standards and grow the competitiveness of African places - countries, cities and destinati… read more
An unprecedented Africa-France summit took place at the beginning of October in Montpellier, France.
For the first time since these summits began in 1973, no African heads of state were invited. Instead, French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with students, entrepreneurs, artists, and athletes.
The purpose of t… read more
The Top 100 Hotels in Nigeria by room numbers will be profiled and honoured at the 17th Akwaaba African Travel Market. Hospitality and tour operations were the biggest victims of the Covid19 pandemic lockdowns across the world. This was more so in Nigeria as the economy took a hit and went into the 2nd depression in 6 years.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its World Economic Outlook Database for October 2021 that features the organisation’s projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for countries across the world. Here is how African economies are expected to perform over the coming two years, ranked according to anticipated growth in 2022… read more
The 17th Edition of the leading travel and tourism expo in West Africa, Akwaaba African Travel Market will be held on November 29 and 30, 2021 in Lagos.
A statement by Ikechi Uko, the organiser of the event said that the event would serve as the venue for the unveiling of the shortlist for the 7 Natural Wonders of Nigeria.
The… read more
The 17th Edition of the leading travel and tourism expo in West Africa, Akwaaba African Travel Market will be held on the 29th and 30th of November in Lagos, Nigeria.
The event will serve as the venue for the unveiling of the shortlist for the 7 Natural Wonders of Nigeria.
The search for the Seven Wonders of Nigeria was launch… read more
In 2022, Benin govt will release a grant for the modernisation of Cotonou airport
FAAN suspends staff over Max Air incident at Lagos Airport
Rwanda ranks 6th in visa openness in Africa
Crystal Cruises shows off new submarine ahead of Cape Town cruise
Brand Africa to recognize and rank the 'Best Places in Africa' for Tourism
17th Akwaaba to honour Top 100 Hotels in Nigeria
The 7 Natural Wonders of Nigeria to be announced at Akwaaba African Travel Market in November
