[New Times] Rwanda’s tourism sector sustained its upward trajectory in 2025, generating $685 million (approx. Rwf1 trillion) in revenues, a 6 per cent increase from 2024, according to Rwanda Development Board’s (RDB) annual report.
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has began an inspection and licence renewal exercise for food, beverage and entertainment enterprises in the Greater Accra Region on Monday.
[Nile Post] The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has ordered tour and travel companies across the country to immediately cease involvement in labour recruitment and export services, describing the practice as illegal and outside their mandated operations.
[IPS] Washington DC — Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched its fastest growth rate in 10 years–4.5 percent in 2025–buoyed by reduced macroeconomic imbalances, rising investment levels, and a generally supportive external environment.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — A standoff involving foreign tourists at a luxury lodge in the Maasai Mara has escalated into a diplomatic and investment concern, raising fresh questions over investor protection in Kenya’s tourism sector.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA) has strongly dismissed circulating claims alleging that tourists were held hostage within the Maasai Mara National Reserve, terming the reports as false, misleading, and alarmist.
[ANGOP] Luanda — Angola has been recognized as “Best International Destination” by the National Geographic Readers Awards 2026, in a direct vote by travelers and readers of the VIAJES platform.
[Namibian] Petrus Shikwaya (21), one of several accused linked to the murder of Justine Shiweda, has implicated several relatives in his N$1.9 million Sanlam fraud case.
[Govt of SA] The Department of Home Affairs has noted with concern various unfounded media reports and social media posts suggesting that Lesotho nationals will no longer be required to present valid passports when entering South Africa. These reports falsely claim that citizens of the Kingdom of Lesotho may now enter the Republic using only…
[The Point] The Gambia High Commission in London, on Friday, 17 April 2026, officially bid farewell to Adama Njie and other staff following the closure of the Gambia Tourism Board office in London as part of a reorganisation by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.