Senegal

Senegal tourism hurt by insecurity, taxes

Tour operators in Senegal's southern Casamance region say insecurity, high taxes, and the global economic crisis are hurting many small business owners.

Uganda Aviation

Inside Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority licensing hearing

Last week the 33rd licensing meeting of Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority took place at Kampala’s Imperial Royale Hotel.

2009 Honorees

9th annual Tanzania tourism awards

Now in its ninth year, the prestigious Tanzania Tourist Board's (TTB) annual tourism awards were presented by the Hon. Shamsa S.

Crew Airlifted To Military Hospital

Somali Islamic militias down Kenyan military helicopter

Reports from Mombasa overnight speak of a Kenyan military helicopter being shot down by Islamic militant Somali militias controlling the border region on the Somali side of the frontier.

Soweto

Awkward insights on the Soweto tourist trail

Where do you draw the line between tourism and voyeurism? The Auschwitz extermination camp is open to public visitors and schools.

Call For Sanctions Against Eritrea

African Union now lays into Eritrea

In a rather unprecedented move over the weekend has the African Union called upon the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against Eritrea and other overt and covert supporters of the Somali ...

Kenya

Tourism stakeholders furious over proposed budget cuts

Predictably has anger arisen amongst Kenya’s tourism players when the full impact of the ministerial announcement of the previous week started to sink in.

Snow Crest Hotel

Tanzania: New tourist facility opens in June

Arusha — Arusha will have a brand new tourist hotel by mid next month, most likely with a difference.

Nigerian Tourism

Has change finally come to Nigerian tourism?

ABUJA, Nigeria (eTN) – The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria [FTAN] has signaled its intention to reclaim it place in the development and marketing of the Nigeria tourism industry, ...

Weekly East Africa News Summary

News from Uganda – Gifted by Nature and the East African region

NEW CRANE SPECIES FOUND

Tanzania

Thomson Safaris honored with the 2009 Tanzania Conservation Award

The state-run-marketing board, the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has
honored Thomson Safaris with the 2009 Tanzania Conservation Award.

The award specifically recognizes the company's ...

Kenya

Kenyan Tourism Budget may be Slashed Substantially

News have emerged from Nairobi earlier in the week that the Minister of Tourism announced to the sector’s main stakeholders that the ministry’s budget may be reduced by as much as 70 percent, ...

Uganda

The Jewel of the Nile – a (re)visit to the Paraa Safari Lodge

Going on ‘safari’ in Africa often means getting prepared for the roughest of roads, back maiming potholes and endless hours of driving through dust clouds raised by preceding vehicles.

Egypt

Drop in tourism adds to Egypt's economic woes

A slump in tourism is aggravating Egypt's economic woes and affecting the lives of those who depend on the industry for a living.

Egypt

Bombers held over Egypt tourist attack

CAIRO — An Egyptian cabinet minister said on Monday that those behind a bomb attack on a Cairo tourist site that killed a teenage French girl in February have been arrested, the official MENA ...

Tanzania

Renault Cape to Cape Adventure

A fleet of twelve cars on an adventurous trip christened Cape to Cape from the North Cape of Norway to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa organized by a French based company namely Renault is ...

South Africa

World Heritage Site Under Threat - Mapungubwe National Park World Heritage Site - South Africa

The achievement is significant by any nation in raising its conservation areas or heritage sites to World Heritage Status.

Tanzania

Arusha Airport for a major reposition

Airport Authority (TAA) has divulged a master plan that will see the Arusha Airport transformed into a state-of-the art, tourist and commercial zone.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe to host Pan African Tourism Conference

Harare — Zimbabwe will next month host a Pan African Tourism Investment Conference in Harare aimed at building regional investment and marketing synergies ahead of the 2010 World Cup soccer ...

East Africa Tourism

Wolfgang's East Africa tourism report

KENYA MAY GET NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS FOR BREEDING

Africa Travel Association

Landmark Cairo Tower reopens in time to dazzle ATA delegates

Cairo’s famous icon, the 60-story-high Cairo Tower, has just reopened with stunning new LED night-time light effects and panoramic-view restaurants.

Traveling Back In Time To Ancient Ethiopia

Small African villages now drawing foreign crowds, changing along the way

MEQUAT MARIAM, Ethiopia - A giant eagle glides gracefully over a remote mountaintop in northern Ethiopia as a barefoot man draped in goatskin watches.

World Travel Awards Africa Ceremony

Africa’s travel "Oscars" announced

The World Travel Awards Africa ceremony took place at a star-studded event on May 11 held at the Durban ICC.

Zimbabwe Cholera Outbreak

Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe continues to decline, UN says

The cholera outbreak that took hold of Zimbabwe from last August sustained its downward trend last month while aid agencies continued their efforts to combat the disease, according to the latest ...

Kenya Corruption

Corruption charges rocks Kenya tourism

The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Rebecca Nabutola, and the former Kenya Tourist Board chief executive, Dr.

East Africa Tourism

Wolfgang's East Africa tourism report

AIRPORT POLICE COMMANDANT APOLOGIZES TO IRATE TRAVELER

South African Tourism & Travel

Tourism INDABA 2009 countdown begins

The countdown to INDABA has started and attendee numbers promise to eclipse last year’s record-setting global travel trade, media, and exhibitor attendance.

Beginning May 6, 2009

Air Arabia Maroc to begin flights to London, UK

Air Arabia Maroc, Morocco's new low cost carrier (LCC) announced today that it will launch services to London's Stansted Airport beginning May 6, 2009.

Tanzania aiming to curve poaching

Arusha, Tanzania (eTN) - Overwhelmed by an upsurge of game poaching, the Tanzania regime has announced to hire soldiers who undergo an extensive-two-years-military training under National Service ...

World Heritage Site

Africa's UNESCO Ngorongoro Conservation Area faces significant ecological threats

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has raised a red flag against Ngorongoro Conservation Area, located in Northern Tanzania, threatening to remove it from ...