[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has broken ground for the development of Providence Island, launching what his administration says is a major effort to preserve one of Liberia’s most important historical sites while turning it into a world-class heritage and tourism destination.
[Premium Times] Akwa Ibom’s Assembly Complex has remained locked for nine months with little visible work, even as the state pushes ahead with tourism-related projects carrying a combined N248.83 billion budget.
[Vanguard] The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan living in the United States, as part of a wider rollback of the humanitarian immigration programme.
[Liberian Investigator] Every country keeps one place that explains it to itself. Ghana has Cape Coast Castle. Senegal has Gorée. Liberia has Providence Island, and for most of living memory we have left it to the mango trees, the tide and a caretaker with a key. The government’s decision to develop it into a full…
Details[Daily News] Kampala — SIX contestants representing Tanzania will be sent to the Miss Tourism East Africa 2026 finals in Kampala, Uganda, giving the country twice the number of representatives normally allocated to participating countries.
[ENA] Addis Ababa — Foreign visitors said that the development of new tourism destinations across Ethiopia is enhancing the country’s appeal and strengthening its position as a competitive tourism hub in Africa.
[Leadership] Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has undertaken a tour of the Enugu International Hospital, targeting large share of medical tourism.
[Leadership] The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has raised the alarm over a sharp increase in the use of fake Schengen visa stamps by passengers travelling to Europe, with some Nigerians allegedly absconding during transit in Morocco.
[Leadership] The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has pledged to revive Nigeria’s economy, tackle insecurity, create full employment and increase electricity generation to between 50,000 and 75,000 megawatts if elected in the 2027 presidential election.
[Daba Finance] South African travel payments startup TurnStay processed more than ZAR1 billion, about $61.5 million, in transactions in the first 6 months of 2026 as it prepares to raise a Series A round.