Africa: Governor Ayade waives taxes for hotels under 50 rooms and small tourism firms in his state
As part of COVID-19 palliatives and in furtherance of the State tax exemption law, the Cross River state governor Sir Ben Ayade has waived the...
Month : May 2020
Africa: Zimbabwe set for post-COVID-19 Tourism recovery and diversification
As the world gradually adjusts to the reality of the Coronavirus pandemic, many nations are already making plans for economic survival in a post-COVID-19 world....
Africa: Ivan Kagame, 3 others named into Rwanda Development Board
Four new members have been appointed on the board of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), a government department that integrates all government agencies responsible for...
Aviation: Africa World Airlines resumes flight operation to Takoradi
Africa World Airlines, AWA, Ghana’s leading carrier, is resuming its flight operations to Takoradi from 28 May 2020. The airline in a statement said the...
Africa: Border closure forces onion prices to rise sharply in Kenya as supply from Tanzania falls
As the impact of the coronavirus pandemic weakens economies worldwide and countries shuts their borders in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease,...
Africa: How Uganda can earn more from tourism and agriculture
This week the President of Uganda said, we shall lose USD 1.6 billion due to Covid19 as potential earning from Tourism this year. I think...
Aviation: Lawmakers decry the low numbers of black pilots and crew in South Africa
Parliament’s portfolio committee for Transport has raised concerns about the lack of transformation in South Africa’s aviation sector. Responding to annual presentations by the Airports...
News: Coronavirus to cost UK tourism industry £37billion in revenue
The British tourist industry is set to lose and astonishing £37billion this year alone thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Losses are being felt from the...
News: American actor, Nigerian girlfriend found dead in their Las Vegas home
American actor Gregory Tyree Boyce and his Nigerian girlfriend Natalie Adepoju were found dead in their Las Vegas home. No causes of death were given,...
Tourism: Uganda to keep Chimpanzee and Gorilla tracking activities closed
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has ordered that gorilla and chimp tracking activities remain close while the world tries to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. President...