After a year of crisis in 2020, time has come for tourism to rebound on the continent. Safe", ecological or local tourism... Everyone has their own approach to position their destination among the most attractive this summer.  By Dounia Ben Mohamed While 2020 was synonymous with containment and border closures...

As elsewhere in the world, the health crisis has badly hit the tourism industry in Africa. A key sector of the continental economy that is anxiously awaiting the first signs of recovery. The latest World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) annual barometer, published at end January, confirmed what all the industry stakeholders...

In a recent data report dedicated to the subject, the global payment company Mastercard confirms the gradual return of travel, more land- and less internationally-oriented. These are changes that African players in the sector will have to take into account.   Published in late June by the Mastercard Economics Institute, the...

Pour ce dossier spécial Tourisme, la rédaction d’ANA vous propose ces 5 destinations africaines « coups de cœur ». Tour d’horizon.   Mindelo, capitale culturelle du Cap-Vert  Si l’âme de Césaria Evora est omniprésente à Mindelo, la capitale culturelle de l’archipel du Cap-Vert, qui a vu naître « la Diva aux pieds nus », on...

Déterminée à faire revenir les touristes en Afrique, l’Organisation mondiale du tourisme a impulsé un concours destiné à peaufiner l’image de marque du continent. Une initiative couronnée de succès, avec des candidatures originales et innovantes.   Pousser les touristes à (re)venir en Afrique.  C’est ainsi que pourrait se résumer l’ambition du Inspiration Africa Challenge, un...

Several African heads of state, who gathered in Djibouti in July 2018, inaugurated the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ) described as the largest free zone on the continent. By 2028, it should become the main export point of products made in Africa to world markets.  Rwandan President Paul Kagame,...

The AU Chairperson speaks : interview with Professor Daniel Mukoko Samba in charge of AfCFTA issues in DR Congo. President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi pledged at the 34th African Union Summit that one of his priorities as current AU Chairperson would be to accelerate the operationalization of the AfCFTA. According to which...

Why investing in Africa and why now? The viewpoint of an African investor. Henri Saoue, Founder and CEO, IVOS. In which sector and in which countries does your company operate - in Africa and globally? Ivoire Oilfield Services (IVOS) is a company specializing in the provision of environmental services, especially for the...

Why investing in Africa and why now?  A foreign investor's perspective. Pol Palacios, Co-founder and CEO XWells Energy Limited. In what field and where does your company operate, in the world and in Africa? Our company, XWELLS, is in essence international, since it was founded by partners of 7 countries on...

As Ghana is one of the first countries on the continent to adopt a local adaptation strategy for the AfCFTA, Dr. Fareed Arthur, Head of the AfCFTA Coordination Unit, Trade and Industry Ministry of Ghana, outlines the main objectives. What opportunities does the AfCFTA offer to Ghana? Is it about...