Africa Business Forum in Addis Ababa on the 1st of March 2017:10 million views join Africa’s largest network of CEO’s
A global community of 10,000 professionals, 20,000 registered international companies, 60,000 social media followers. 10 million views join Africa’s largest network of CEO’s The panel topics at the 5th Africa Business Forum represent the areas of Finance & Capital Investment, ICT, Agriculture & Mining, Power & Energy, Consumer Goods & General Trade, Logistics & Aviation, […]
East Africa’s Islamic Economy Summit – Nairobi 2017
The Islamic Economy has seen tremendous increase in recent years transcending its traditional geographic boundaries, its entrance into East Africa could revolutionize the region’s finance & banking sector, Tourism, and Hotel sector and Fast moving consumer goods. To explore how East Africa can tap into the Islamic Economy, with an estimated global value of $2.3 […]
The Tanzania Investment Forum 2016 will focus on Economic Growth and Investment Opportunities in Tanzania
The Tanzania Investment Forum 2016 (http://CountryFactor.com/tanzania/) will be held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam on November 16th, 2016. The Forum is part of a series of worldwide events led by CountryFactor, a global investment consulting company. The event will gather a group of diverse experts and influential speakers […]
Ugandan Government Promotes Local Tourism in Busoga Area
The State Minister for Tourism, Wild life and Antiquities, Mr Godfrey Kiwanda, has launched a tourism exploration campaign in partnership with Busoga Kingdom and Uganda Tourism Board to discover and promote potential tourism sites and activities in the sub-region. The two-day event that took place at the weekend in Jinja Town under the theme ‘Bulambule […]
Africa nominates Zimbabwe’s Dr Walter Mzembi, as United Nations World Tourism Organisation Secretary General
African nations have nominated a Zimbabwean, Dr Walter Mzembi, as their candidate to become the new head of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Should Mzembi get this post, it will be the first time in the organisation’s 43-year history that an African would head the organisation. Speaking during the UN General Assembly in New […]
Use the Power in Tourism to Drive the Integration Agenda
If there is one common thing that Cecil the Lion has demonstrated clearly, it is the power of tourism to be a catalyst for economic growth. Although largely ignored in Zimbabwe, killing Cecil shone a powerful light on hunting, and on tourism’s almost unlimited potential to drive the envisaged integration of the Southern African Development […]
Indonesia Eyeing Tourism and Trade Boost With Visa Upon Arrival Facility Offered to Seychelles
Indonesia is making available visa on arrival facility to Seychellois passport holders traveling to the Asian nation, in a bid to strengthen economic, trade and social ties with Seychelles. In a press statement issued on Friday, the Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Transport said the visa will be valid for a maximum stay of […]
Serengeti Named Best Safari Park in Africa
Tanzania’s second largest National Park, the Serengeti has scored highest in the latest grading of Africa’s best Safari destination beating 140 other entries, according to an in-depth study of over 3,000 reviews by global tourists, safari companies and industry experts. An online marketplace for African travel industry the ‘SafariBookings.com’ launched a mission to determine which […]
Save Nairobi National Park and Move Donovan’s Home
A new route is being gazetted for the Standard Gauge Railway to run 200 metres inside the Nairobi National Park. The main reason for the new SGR route is to avoid running the SGR through the plot of Alan Donovan’s African Heritage House, which might have to be demolished or moved as a consequence. The […]
Ethiopia Selected as 2015 World Best Tourist Destination
The European Council on Tourism and Trade (ECTT) selected Ethiopia as 2015 World Best Tourist Destination this week citing the existing peaceful and stable socio-economic and political situation based on unity in diversity. The availability of various tourist attraction sites, coupled with tourists safety, has made Ethiopia stand shoulder high in the selection. ECTT is […]
