Wildlife Tourism
By Srilal Miththapala, eTN
Wildlife enthusiasts and tourists the world over are quite familiar with Africa’s “Big 5” the most sought after, highly visible, large, and sometimes dangerous wild animals.
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Zanzibar Tourism Blues
By Apolinari Tairo
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - More than a month-long power blackout in Zanzibar is apparently threatening the Island’s tourism with possible cancellations on hotel bookings in case the situation c
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Dream Facilities
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
I remember when Amsterdam Schipol was THE European dream airport of short ways and good shopping but much has changed in recent years, as aircraft now have to often taxi for very long periods of time
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Copenhagen Climate Change Update
By Nelson Alcantara, eTN
eTN: How are you, Geoffrey? How is Copenhagen?
Geoffrey Lipman: I think it’s probably better than people are saying, if you know what I mean.
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Places To Stay For The World Cup
By eTN Staff Writer
The FIFA Final Draw has determined the fixtures for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and fans from across the world are rushing to book accommodation to be in the cities their teams will be playing in during
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Says Organizing Committee CEO Dr. Danny Jordaan
By eTN Staff Writer
The CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee South Africa, Dr. Danny Jordaan, said the Final Draw held in Cape Town tonight delivered on the promise of a world-class event.
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Africa Has Managed To Buck Falling Tourism Numbers
By eTN Staff Writer
Predictions for the summer tourism season 2009/2010 are hard to call in a world where economic goalposts are constantly shifting and a peaked interest in the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup has alre
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Tourism and Corruption
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - While a group of members of parliament continues in their hunt for details of government expenditure for the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which was he
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According To Condé Nast Traveler Readers
By eTN Staff Writer
Mombo Camp and Sandibe Safari Lodge in Botswana have topped the Condé Nast Traveler 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards as the top 2 resorts in Africa.
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Climate Change Victim
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
African governments, supported by the African Union (AU), are now in the process of drafting harmonized legislation in regard of the climate change presently sweeping the continent and giving Africa a
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Exclusive Interview
By Juergen Thomas Steinmetz, eTN publisher
At the recent UNWTO General Assembly in Kazakhstan, eTN's publisher Juergen Thomas Steinmetz had the opportunity to speak with Mamata Bako Djaouga, Minister of Handicrafts and Tourism for Benin in Afr
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First Edition Of INVESTOUR
By eTN Staff Writer
Tourism can be a fundamental tool for boosting development in many regions of Africa.
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Celebrate Libya
By eTN Staff Writer
Libya's sanctions have for decades impaired access to investors and tourists alike, leaving its five UNESCO World Heritage sites pristine yet unseen.
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Africa
Figures on aircraft accidents and incidents that were recorded in Namibia over the first six months of the year indicate that this has been the safest first half of the year for the country's aviation
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Current Kidnappings
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
Armed personnel from the DR Congo have over the last weekend again perpetrated a raid into Ugandan waters in Lake Albert, breaking previous agreements over the ownership of Rukwanzi Island.
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US And Africa Business
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, Travel Talk Radio
If you want to do business in Africa, don’t go there! At least not until you’ve attended the 2009 US-Africa Business Summit in Washington, DC in late September.
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US Aid
In Liberia this week, US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton said continued US support will be guided in Liberia by the Obama Administration's confidence in the power of the Sirleaf Administratio
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Hillary Clinton Accomplishments
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
HILLARY CLINTON ARRIVES IN NAIROBI
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Dubai World
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The state-owned conglomerate Dubai World said Wednesday it is putting multiple projects in Africa and elsewhere on hold because of the global economic downturn.
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East Africa Tourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome
PROTECTING FORESTS COSTS MORE LIVES
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