The ease of travelling around Africa
Already within the past year, there have been some positive changes as one third of African countries have amended their visa policies.
Ethiopia: online visas to facilitate the arrival of tourists
From this 1st of June, anyone who wants to go to Ethiopia will be able to get their visa by the net. What stop the red tape and increase the attendance of a country full of tourist wonders almost unconventional.
Kenyans React to Kenyatta's New Visa-Upon-Entry Directive
The announcement by President Uhuru Kenyatta that citizens of African countries would get visas upon arrival in Kenya has been met with mixed reaction.
World Tourism: Africa leads with 9% growth
300 million. This is the record number of international tourist arrivals in July and August 2017, according to the World Tourism Barometer , recently published by the World Tourism Organization. According to this report, the Africa region - including Mauritius and Seychelles in particular - is ahead of all others, with a growth rate of 9%. In North Africa, the increase is 14%; while in sub-Saharan Africa, it stabilized at 5%.
Rwanda removes visas
As of January 1, 2018, there will be no need for a visa to enter Rwanda. This country of Central Africa has become over the years as a pillar of the free movement of people and goods.
