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Africa's meetings industry has given itself something it has long lacked: a single, agreed direction of travel. The Mombasa MICE Declaration 2026 was adopted at the close of the ninth Africa MICE Summit and Awards, held from 1 to 2 October 2026 at the Tembo International Convention Centre in Mombasa, Kenya. The document sets out… read more
The corridor between East and Southern Africa is heating up, and the trade wants more seats on it. Delegates at the 16th Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) in Nairobi heard this week that improved air connectivity between Kenya and South Africa is already lifting two-way tourism flows, with operators now pressing airlines to add c… read more
A new three-year agreement between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and pan-African carrier ASKY is set to open aviation training, jobs and supply-chain contracts to refugees across West and Central Africa, in a move the two partners hope will become a template for private-sector engagem… read more
Southern Africa's trade calendar has a firm new entry. Botswana will stage the 2026 Botswana Travel & Tourism Expo (BTTE) from 23 to 27 November in Kasane, the riverside town that serves as the country's busiest tourism gateway. For five days, local operators and visiting international buyers will share the … read more
West Africa's two most closely linked neighbours have taken a concrete step towards selling each other as destinations. The Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) wrapped up a five-day familiarisation visit to Côte d'Ivoire from 1 to 5 October 2026, placing Ghanaian operators face to face with Ivorian tourism au… read more
Nigeria's oldest airline has used its 67th anniversary to deliver a blunt message to policymakers: aviation is missing from the country's headline economic plan, and the cost of that omission is already visible along the region's borders.
Speaking in Lagos at the celebration, held under the theme "Going the Extra Mile," … read more
Self-drive remains one of Namibia's strongest selling points, and the driving experience on its busiest tourist corridor has just improved. The country's Ministry of Works and Transport has officially opened the rehabilitated 31-kilometre stretch of Trunk Road 1/7 (B2) between Karibib and Usakos, including the r… read more
Agents packaging the KwaZulu-Natal coast have one beach to steer clients away from this week. Reunion Beach, south of Durban, is closed for swimming after returning an E. coli reading of 4,611 in results dated 2 October 2026. That figure sits far beyond the municipality's poor-water-quality threshold of 500, and… read more
Tension is building along The Gambia's most visited stretch of coastline. The Gambia Tourism Board has ordered an immediate halt to all open-air music and public entertainment events inside the country's Tourism Development Area, the protected coastal zone that holds the Senegambia Strip, the Bijilo beach belt a… read more
Kenya's coastal tourism offering has gained a significant new asset as Manda Airport, serving the historic Lamu Archipelago, welcomed its first international flights this week. Among the arrivals was an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, a milestone moment for an airstrip long restricted to domestic turboprop se… read more
Mombasa Declaration hands Africa's business events sector a shared roadmap and global buyer access
Full Kenya Airways cabins to Joburg and Cape Town spark calls for extra frequencies
ASKY opens aviation careers to refugees in landmark UNHCR deal spanning six West African states
Botswana opens Kasane doors for November expo linking safari suppliers to global buyers
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire Open New Cross-Border Corridor for West African Tour Packages
Aero Contractors chief warns Nigeria could lose air traffic and MRO jobs to neighbouring hubs
Namibia widens key Windhoek–Swakopmund link as Karibib–Usakos road reopens at 13.4 metres
Durban beach update: Reunion closed on E. coli spike while central swimming spots stay open
Gambia Halts Beach Concerts Along Senegambia Strip Ahead Of Peak Winter Season
Kenya's Manda Airport in Lamu Handles First International Flights After Major Upgrade
