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CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Ethiopia Extends E -Visa Service to Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) Participants Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Immigration and Nationality Affairs main Department in collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines Group has launched E-Visa service for African and… Read more>>

ENERGY

Africa’s largest wind power plant could relocate from Kenya to Tanzania This is Africa
Kenya’s failure to approve the development of a 600MW offshore wind farm in Malindi, south-east of the country, has resulted in the developers considering moving the project to… Read more>>

ICT

Bonanza as Africa prepares to abolish call roaming chargesThe EastAfrican
Calling and sending text messages across African borders are set to become cheaper following a decision by regional integration blocs to abolish roaming charges. The Common Market for…Read more>>

TOURISM

Airbnb injects $1m to boost community-led tourism projects in Africa TCreamer Media’s Engineering News
Peer-to-peer property rental accommodation platform Airbnb on Tuesday announced that it will invest $1-million through 2020 to promote and support community-led tourism… Read more>>

Zambia: Tourism GDP Contribution Increases AllAfrica
THE Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA) says tourism contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has in the last four years increased from 2.9 per cent to about 3.5 per cent… Read more>>