Although much has been said about the political and economic realities of Africa, a sector which has been largely overlooked and neglected is tourism. For many African countries, tourism plays a significant role in the economy and with the world …

Saudi Arabia and Nigeria have ranked highest in terms of total number of hotel projects for the construction pipelines of the Middle East and Africa respectively. This part of the world has a total of 209 hotel projects with 72,680 …

Taxify has propelled its valuation which touches to $1 Billion.     This European ride-hailing company Taxify after raising funds from a group of investors led by Germany’s Daimler AG increased its share. The company also secured $175 million from …

In continued efforts to position the African continent as an ideal business events destination, representatives from various African countries including South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Tourism Elizabeth Thabethe; Ugandan Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities representative, Rosemary Kobutagi Twinomugisha and …

    India’s state –owned has secured 20 billion rupees to build high-capacity convention centres across nine different African countries Niger, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Liberia, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Togo, Gabon.   NBCC will be building nine Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centres …

Zimbabwe has launched a second state-owned airline, Zimbabwe Airways.     Earlier this year Zimbabweans were startled to learn that the government had concluded a secret $70m deal to buy four second-hand Boeing jets from Malaysia to form the core …

Manchester Airport has secured a landmark route into the heart of Africa, underlining its pivotal role in connecting the North to the world’s most important markets. Ethiopian Airlines today confirmed it will operate a four-times-a-week service to Addis Ababa, the …

Mövenpick Holding today announced that it has agreed, together with its partner Kingdom Holding, to sell Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts to AccorHotels.   Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s most reputable upscale hotel management companies, was established in …

This week, local tourism establishments in Langa and Bo-Kaap will host some of the world’s top tourism industry buyers who are attending the World Travel Market (WTM) Africa.   Buyers from important source markets from around the world will explore …

The Central Mali, the landlocked country in West Africa had experienced the gunmen attack where 2 people were killed.     The sporadic attack happened on a busy hotel named Hotel la Falaise in the central Mali town of Bandiagara …