[Daily Trust] The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has declined Nigeria’s request for an upward review of its 2027 Hajj allocation, leaving the country’s quota unchanged despite growing demand from intending pilgrims nationwide.
[Nile Post] The number of French visitors to Uganda more than doubled last year, according to the Embassy of Uganda in France, but European buyers at a Paris travel fair this week said the lack of direct flights to Entebbe is making the country costly and slow to sell.
[Nile Post] Uganda is showcasing its tourism and investment opportunities at the International & French Travel Market (IFTM) Top Resa 2026, France’s premier business-to-business tourism trade fair, taking place from September 15 to 17 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
[Namibian] Frontline officers at the Noordoewer border post took part in a two-day customer care training programme aimed at improving service delivery at one of the country’s key entry points this week.
[263Chat] The government has approved a package of measures to tackle illegal vending in Harare’s central business district (CBD) combining enforcement with plans to provide formal trading spaces and support informal traders to legalise their businesses.
[Nile Post] The Uganda Tourism Association (UTA), the umbrella body for Uganda’s private tourism sector, has backed the Roosevelt Africa Trail (RAT), positioning the initiative as an opportunity to develop a sustainable heritage tourism product capable of attracting visitors, stimulating investment, creating jobs and generating new income for communities across Uganda.
[SAnews.gov.za] September is a significant month in South Africa, marked by commemorations that celebrate our identity, heritage, service and national development.
[AIM] Maputo — Mozambican president Daniel Chapo and the Chairman of the Singita Group, Luke Bailes, have reviewed the progress of tourism investment that the group has been developing in the Bazaruto Archipelago, in the southern province of Inhambane.
[ANGOP] Benguela — Angola’s tourism potential, with particular emphasis on the Calandula Falls in Malanje Province, is being showcased in German media by three German tourists travelling across Europe and Africa on motorcycles.
[Premium Times] The platform was unveiled on Monday during the Ember2Remember National Stakeholders’ Conference in Victoria Island, Lagos.