Latest Roundup of Africa Tourism and Cultural News
(Posted 11th June 2024)
FIRST UN TOURISM REGIONAL FORUM ON GASTRONOMY TOURISM FOR AFRICA
Acknowledging the pivotal role of gastronomy in tourism development, the First UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa aims to discuss the challenges and opportunities of its promotion as a key driver for Africa’s competitiveness in the global tourism landscape.
AN UNDERWATER TRAIN COULOD LINK AFRICA & EUROPE BY 2030
Imagine being able to board a train from Spain to Morocco, and travel efficiently—and sustainably—between Europe and Africa in under six hours. Thanks to a historic rail tunnel project currently being considered by the two countries’ transportation ministries, the first-ever rail link between the two continents could become a reality in just a few years.
AFRICA’S LARGEST COUNRY IS ONE OF TOURISM’S UNDISCOVERED GEMS
The giant north African country offers Roman and Islamic sites, beaches and mountains just an hour’s flight from Europe, and haunting Saharan landscapes, where visitors can sleep on dunes under the stars and ride camels with Tuareg nomads.
MEET THE GHANIAN YOUTUBER CONNECTING AFRICANS ONE VIDEO AT A TIME
Kobina Ackon, most commonly known as Wode Maya, is an aeronautical engineer turned YouTube video creator on a mission to bridge Africa and the diaspora with his travel content.
5 MINUTES THAT WILL MAKE YOU LOVE SOUTH AFRICAN JAZZ
The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers.
NBA AFRICA BETS BIG ON SPORTS INVESTMENTS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
Rwanda hosted this year’s finals for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) an event that will not only see a spike in tourism but is going a long way in propping the country as a sporting hub.
Images from (top to bottom) courtesy of UN Tourism; courtesy of Condé Nast Traveler; courtesy of Independent; courtesy of CNN; courtesy of Smithsonian Magazine; courtesy of Drift Travel; courtesy of Africa’s Eden; courtesy of CNN; courtesy Okay Africa; courtesy of CNN; courtesy of The New York Times; courtesy of CNBC; courtesy of Elle Decor; courtesy of Condé Nast Traveler.
