[Daily Maverick] Plans for a privately funded Swartland Formula One Grand Prix could boost tourism, investment and jobs, while avoiding the financial and governance risks of government-funded hosting.
[Nile Post] President Museveni has directed government agencies to accelerate preparations for Uganda’s co-hosting of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with Kenya and Tanzania, including infrastructure and regional travel arrangements.
[Premium Times] FAAN said passenger traffic and airline capacity are expanding, but infrastructure and operating costs continue to constrain Nigeria’s aviation potential.
[Daily News] Serengeti — SERENGETI Balloon Safaris has become the world’s first hot-air balloon company to achieve Certified B Corporation status, giving the Tanzanian tourism operator an internationally recognised benchmark for its environmental, social and governance practices.
[Daily News] Morogoro — THE Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) has distributed a total of 12.17bn/- to beneficiaries of tourism activities, including district councils, Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and villages across the country during the 2025/2026 financial year.
[Nile Post] The inaugural Miss Tourism East Africa Grand Finale brought together beauty, culture and tourism in Kampala on Saturday, with 21 contestants from across the region competing for the first regional crown.
[Namibian] Several Namibians living in Europe say prolonged delays in obtaining passports, identity documents and other consular paperwork are leaving them struggling with travel, studies, employment and residence permit processes.
[Nyasa Times] A Malawian government minister currently on a governance course in China has used the moment to renew his call for the long-awaited Mzuzu-Usisya road, holding up China’s model of blending farming with tourism as proof of what Malawi could achieve at home.
[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.