[Bird Story Agency] A new coalition is challenging African fashion to turn its long traditions of repair, reuse and community production into a modern industrial strategy that keeps more jobs, knowledge and economic value on the continent.
[This Day] · Experts seek regulation, insurance coverage, local production of fertility drugs
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and Africa’s Brain Bank have partnered to establish a medical city at Ada in the Greater Accra Region to provide quality healthcare services and reduce the need for Africans to travel abroad for medical treatment.
[New Era] Jet fuel availability is critical to Namibia’s aviation sector, and the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has confirmed that fuel supplies at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) have returned to normal levels after a period of constrained availability.
[Daily News] Zanzibar — ZANZIBAR recorded an 18 per cent increase in tourist arrivals in August, welcoming 124,481 visitors as Europe maintained its position as the island’s largest source market.
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed surging investment in Zimbabwe’s tourism sector, which rose to US$132.3 million in the first half of 2026, as he called for stronger value chains to ensure the country derives maximum benefit from the industry.
[ANGOP] Luanda — The Okavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) and the Permanent Water Commission of the Okavango River Basin represent immense potential for tourism development in which Angola is actively investing, Angolan President João Lourenço said on Tuesday in Luanda.
[SAnews.gov.za] With Tourism Month in full swing, Deputy Minister of Tourism Maggie Sotyu has urged South Africans to “explore their own country”.
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — A special screening of the environmental documentary Guardians of the Peak, aimed at promoting conservation of Mount Kilimanjaro and raising awareness about Tanzania’s tourism attractions, has been held for students at Tambaza Secondary School in Dar es Salaam.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto has commissioned a major power transmission project linking Sultan Hamud in Makueni County to Loitoktok in Kajiado, a development expected to improve electricity reliability in Kajiado South and strengthen power supply to the tourism industry around Amboseli National Park.