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Kenya to Dubai: Get More Value with Emirates

  (Posted 24th June 2026)   Emirates is inviting Kenyan travellers to make the most of their summer holidays with exclusive offers for passengers travelling to or through Dubai     Enjoy a complimentary stay at the iconic 5* JW Marriott Marquis, whether Dubai is your stopover or final destination Beat the heat and discover […]

States and Supporting Partners Join IATA’s Alliance to Expand CORSIA Carbon Credit Supply

  (Posted 24th June 2026)   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the number of entities participating in the Supporting Alliance for CORSIA Eligible Emissions Unit (EEU) Supply has reached 50, with two important developments:   The Governments of Guyana, Madagascar, the United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, have signed the Aviation Carbon Market Compact and […]

ATTA® for Action Awards 2026: Winners Announced at Experience Africa in London

  (Posted 24th June 2026)   The African Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA®) has announced the winners of the 2026 ATTA® for Action Awards at the close of the first day of Experience Africa, the UK’s largest travel trade event dedicated to promoting tourism to Africa. Now in their third year, the awards recognise outstanding […]

Can a person outrun an elephant?

  (Posted 23rd June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Helen Pilcher, BBC Wildlife(U.K), June 21, 2026 Elephants can certainly shift. African elephants can reach top speeds of up to 40 kilometres per hour, albeit over short distances only. This is more than twice as fast as the average human runner, so it seems […]

South Africa to Dubai: Get More Value with Emirates

  (Posted 23rd June 2026)   Emirates is inviting South African travellers to make the most of their summer holidays with exclusive offers for passengers travelling to or through Dubai     Enjoy a complimentary stay at the iconic 5* JW Marriott Marquis, whether Dubai is your stopover or final destination Beat the heat and […]

Catch up on ICAO Aviation Climate Week 2026 on ICAO TV

  (Posted 23rd June 2026)     Discover three days of key discussions and expert insights from ICAO Aviation Climate Week 2026 — including on sustainable aviation fuels, aircraft technology, CORSIA, and the Finvest Hub — now available on ICAO TV! Held at ICAO Headquarters in Montréal, the event brought together States, industry leaders, international organizations, academia, and […]

FHS Africa heading to Uganda in 2027

  (Posted 28th June 2026)     Scheduled for February 02nd and 03rd next year, this marks the first time that Africa\s  premier hospitality investment conference will be hosted in Uganda, bringing key decision-makers to the Pearl of Africa. The FHS Conferences are organized by The Bench and serves as the most important gathering for […]

Tanzania’s elephant population rises to 66,714

  (Posted 22nd June 2026)_   (Courtesy of African Elephant News)     Xinhua (China), June 20, 2026 Tanzania’s elephant population has increased to 66,714 from 46,408 in 2014, according to the 2024/2025 national wildlife census, reflecting a strong recovery driven by enhanced conservation efforts, an official said. Speaking in the northern city of Arusha, […]

The battle between man and beast in Botswana

  (Posted 22nd June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Liadhan Robinson, The Post (New Zealand), June 19, 2026 Botswana is one of Africa’s premier safari destinations, renowned for its elephant super herds, diverse predators, lush Okavango Delta and sprawling Kalahari Desert. A little over a decade ago, poisoned carcasses were wiping out lions […]

Gold mining threatens Uganda-DRC elephant lifeline

  (Posted 22nd June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Gerald Tenywa, New Vision (Uganda), June 19, 2026 A quiet sky hangs over Kyabakara sub-county, Rubirizi district – clouds drifting in slow passage, sunlight spilling softly across the land as though nothing beneath it is unsettled. Still, another truth persists: gold mining leaves a […]

The elephant management paradox

  (Posted 22nd June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Roelof Bezuidenhout, Farmer’s Weekly (South Africa), June 20, 2026 The debate about the impact of elephants on the rapid decline of big trees in Africa, specifically in the Greater Kruger National Park (GKNP) is closely followed by managers, serious ecotourists, conservationists, scientists and, of […]

When the Elephants Come at Night

  (Posted 22nd June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Surafel Ashebir, The Reporter (Ethiopia), June 20, 2026 To understand the tensions surrounding conservation in southwestern Ethiopia, one must travel about 484 kilometers from Addis Ababa to Chebera Churchura National Park, a vast protected area in the Omo-Gibe basin known for its rivers, […]

New Ebola case reported in Uganda as outbreak in Congo extends further

  (Posted 22nd June 2026)     Uganda is facing a setback in the fight against Ebola, as another case of the disease was confirmed yesterday. The last such confirmation dates back to the 06th of June, a sign how difficult is has been to trace contact persons of individuals found infected. Unlike in neighbouring […]

Africa’s next global aviation hub is now under construction.

  (Posted 21st June 2026)   For decades, Africa has been described as the aviation market of the future. Today, the future is being built. Ethiopian Airlines’ new $12.5 billion airport development represents one of the most ambitious aviation infrastructure projects ever undertaken on the continent. Designed to eventually accommodate tens of millions of passengers […]

Uganda’s SGR project gets major loan injection

  (Posted 21st June 2026)   The Islamic Development Bank has granted Uganda a record loan amount towards the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway project, valued at over 659 million Euros. The loan was approved during the 51st IsDB Group Annual Meetings held in Baku from 16th  to 19th of June under the banner […]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of European Air Passenger Rights Reform

  (Posted 20th June 20260   By Thomas Reynaert, IATA Senior Vice President, External Affairs   The agreement at the start of the week by the EU for the reform of EU261 air passenger rights rules has failed to improve things either for passengers, or for the competitiveness of Europe’s aviation industry. Thomas Reynaert, IATA […]

IATA – Profits and Margins to Shrink in 2026 but Remain Positive

  (Posted 20th June 2026)   Faced with record jet fuel prices and the major disruption in traffic in the Middle East, the air transport industry is still expected to remain profitable in aggregate in 2026. However, we have halved our forecast for the industry’s net profit to USD 23 billion on total revenues of […]

AviaDev Africa 2027 – Welcome to Zambia

  (Posted 19th June 2026) Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL), will host Africa’s premier aviation connectivity conference as the country launches an ambitious air access initiative called Airlift Zambia aimed at increasing air cargo movement, routes and airlines flying into the country. AviaDev Africa, the continent’s only dedicated air service development conference, today confirmed that […]

Suspected poacher arrested with sh2m elephant tusks, hippo tooth

  (Posted 19th June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Cyrus Ombati, The Star (Kenya), June 17, 2026 A 58-year-old man was charged after he was allegedly found in possession of wildlife trophies weighing about 18.5kg in Migori County. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials put the value of the trophies at Sh2 million. […]

Why Tanzania’s elephant population has declined sharply over the past two decades

  )Posted 19th June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Bertha Ismail, The Citizen (Tanzania), June 18, 2026 Tanzania, once among Africa’s leading elephant strongholds, has recorded a sharp decline in its elephant population over the past 20 years, according to the new findings of the National Wildlife Census 2024/2025. The census shows that […]

Wildlife census shows Tanzania leads world in lion populations

  (Posted 18th June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant Ndws Marc Nkwame, The Guardian (Tanzania), June 18, 2026 Tanzania is home to an estimated 17,200 lions, the highest number recorded by any country in the world, according to findings from the latest national wildlife census. The census, conducted during fiscal 2024/2025, represents the country’s […]

KWS Relocates Three Elephants from Kibwezi to Tsavo West National Park

  (Posted 19th June 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Issa Hussein, Dawan Africa (Somalia), June 18, 2026 Three elephants linked to repeated cases of human-wildlife conflict in Kibwezi West, Makueni County, have been successfully translocated to Tsavo West National Park in a move aimed at reducing tensions between local communities and wildlife. […]

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has nearly 50 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations. 

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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