Survival International is urging travellers to stay away from Botswana due to its controversial treatment of its indigenous Bushmen population.The human rights charity is calling for a boycott of the popular safari destination and has received celebrity endorsement from actor…
Ethiopian wins African Airline of the Year 2016 Award Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the largest African airline, is pleased to announce that it has won the African Aviation ‘African Airline of the Year’ Award for 2016 during the…
In this Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 file photo, tourist Stephen Fernandez, center-right, takes photos of a male silverback mountain gorilla from the family of mountain gorillas named Amahoro, which means “peace” in the Rwandan language, in the dense forest on…
Radisson Blu announced the opening of their first hotel in Morocco. Located in the heart of the famous Guéliz district, Radisson Blu Hotel, Marrakech Carré Eden offers a new generation of hotel experience in Marrakech.“Radisson Blu Hotel, Marrakech Carré Eden…
In 2015, Rwanda emerged a surprise 7th in the continental rankings for Africa by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). This was accomplished with one major conference facility available, the Kigali Serena Hotel and Conference Centre.A new national convention…
Security forces examine the scene after a bomb attack on Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, June 2, 2016. Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP Somali security forces Thursday ended an overnight siege by extremist gunmen at a hotel in the…
Minor Hotel Group (“Minor”), an international hotel owner and operator of over 140 hotels, strengthens its presence in Global Hotel Alliance (“GHA”) by adding Elewana Collection, with iconic locations across Kenya and Tanzania and a total of 15 unique lodges,…
United Airlines will stop flying to Nigeria next month, ending the carrier’s only route to Africa because of weakness in the energy sector and difficulties in collecting money from tickets sold in that country.The daily route from Houston to Lagos…
This picture posted on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman shows part of the wreckage from EgyptAir flight 804. Egyptian Armed Forces Facebook via AP Egypt’s tourism minister said last week’s EgyptAir plane crash is unlikely…
Airport security staff stand near the EgyptAir counter at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside of Paris, France, Thursday, May 19, 2016. Raphael Satter / Associated Press The EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean had flown through five airports in…
