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Southern Africa's tourism map may be about to look rather different. Angola and Namibia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on tourism cooperation, creating a formal structure for joint destination marketing, investment promotion and the building of cross-border travel products between two neighbours whose combined potenti… read more
West Africa's largest outbound market has received sobering news. Nigeria's passport has tumbled to 181st place out of 196 nations in the latest IziVisa Passport Ranking Index, down from 90th position recorded in July 2026. The fall represents the loss of access to 20 visa-free destinations, a change that will b… read more
ZANZIBAR, 20 October 2026 – Hon. Shariff Ali Shariff, Minister of State in the President’s Office (Labour, Economy and Investment), officially opened Essence of Africa 2026 last night at Diamonds Bijoux, a Planhotel Hospitality Group hotel. Over three days, 178 pre-qualified international buyers from 40 countries are meeting 162 exhibiting compa… read more
A fresh perspective on the future of business events is about to land, and it places a surprisingly simple idea at its centre: human thinking is becoming the most valuable commodity in the room. An early look at the IBTM World Trends Report 2027 identifies what it calls the Brain Economy, estimated to be worth s… read more
West Africa's aviation map may be redrawn sooner than many in the trade expect. At a high-level regional workshop in Saly, Senegal, Liberia has publicly thrown its weight behind the liberalisation of air transport services across the continent, joining regulators and industry leaders working to turn the long-discussed Si… read more
Zanzibar has placed a digital bet on the idea that local people, not just international operators, should capture the value their islands generate. The archipelago has launched JamboGo. Africa, a platform built to connect visitors with the full spread of tourism services while opening a direct commercial channel for small busine… read more
A fresh approach to selling South Africa to South Africans is about to reach millions of living rooms. Just Travel SA, a nine-part domestic tourism series, premieres on SABC1 on Monday, 26 October 2026 at 18:00, and it is built around a question that every consultant hears across the counter: what can I actually afford?
Ra… read more
Essence of Africa, Africa’s international buyer forum, has announced its content programme for the 2026 edition, taking place in Zanzibar from 20–22 October. The programme brings together African tourism businesses and international travel buyers to discuss changing market demand, opportunities for tourism growth and the experiences attracting t… read more
Access to one of Africa's most valuable wildlife experiences is becoming harder to guarantee. In south-western Uganda, pressure is building over the worsening state of roads that carry visitors towards the gorilla tracking sectors of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and local leaders are now calling for public action to force … read more
Big Fish Africa, a new specialist fishing travel company, has launched privately guided and hosted Nile perch fishing expeditions in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park, with its first hosted departures scheduled for March and June 2027.
Founded by Kevin James, who lived in Uganda for around 15 years and has spent more than a dec… read more
Angola and Namibia ink tourism cooperation agreement to boost cross-border travel and Investment
Nigerian Passport Slides to 181st as Visa-Free Doors Close Across 20 Destinations
Zanzibar makes its case for international meetings as Essence of Africa opens
Brain Economy worth \$6.2 trillion set to reshape how Africa sells business events
Liberia pushes open skies as West Africa moves closer to borderless flying
Zanzibar Launches JamboGo Africa Platform Linking Visitors to Hotels, Transport and Local Artisans
New SABC1 Series Puts Nine Provinces Within Reach From Just R1 050 a Day
Bwindi Gorilla Access Under Threat as Kisoro Road Crisis Deepens
Big Fish Africa Launches Nile Perch Fishing Expeditions in Uganda for 2027
