Travel
TripAdvisor Names SA Airline As Traveller’s Top Choice In Africa For 2018
TripAdvisor has released their top airlines as voted by travellers, and South Africa's FlySafair topped the list as one of the best airlines in Africa and Indian Ocean, as well as one of two winners in the Best Economy...
Society & Culture
5 Cities On The African Continent You Must Visit
In 2016, Africa’s numerous tourist destinations were some of the most popular in the world, boasting an annual growth rate of 6% and more than doubling between 1995 and 2014, reaching as many as 56 million international tourist arrivals...
Society & Culture
Millions Of Africans Are Making Plans To Leave Africa For Europe And U.S. – Study
Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya are the biggest sources of nearly 1.5 million people who have left sub-Saharan Africa for Europe and the United States since 2010, researchers said on Thursday.
And according to a study by the Pew Research Centre,...
Travel
Africa Faces Tougher Visa Policy Over Illegal Migration
Africa
The EU has warned Africa that their citizens will find it harder to get visas to Europe if they refuse to re-admit economic migrants under the bloc’s efforts to curb migration.
Brussels has been seeking greater cooperation from such countries...
Travel
Morocco Is Home To Africa’s Best Airport – ACI Awards
Morocco’s Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) in Casablanca has been adjudged the best airport in Africa for 2017 according to the Airport Service Quality awards carried out by the Airport Council international, ACI.
CMN was followed by Mauritius’ Sir Seewoosagur...
Travel
Travelling Around Africa Became Easier in 2017
Africa has made strides towards relaxing visa rules, a move that is seen by integrationists as a great platform to promote intra-African trade and development on the continent.
Restrictions on movement across borders hinder trade, economic growth and inclusion.
One of...
Society & Culture
West Africa: The 16 West African Countries, Their Language And Population
Western Africa comprises an area of approximately 6.1 million square kilometers. The region includes 16 countries. Here is more about these West African Countries, Their Language And Population
1. Benin
Language: French
Population: 9 Million
Benin covers an area of around 115,000 sq...
Travel
Top 10 Best Safari Destinations in Africa 2018
According to fodors travel (One of the most trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler’s trip) In no particular order, these are the Top 10 Best Safari Destinations in Africa
1. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Reserve
Location:...
Latest News
The Creation Story of the Akamba People of Kenya
In the beginning, Mulungu the creator is said to have formed a man and a woman in heaven before placing them on a rock in on earth, where it is said that their footprints, as well as the footprints of their animals, can still be seen today.
History
Bussa’s Rebellion of 1816, the Largest Slave Revolt in Barbadian History
The largest slave rebellion in Barbadian history took place during the Bussa uprising in April 1816. The rebellion takes its name from the African-born...
Africa Ranking
Top 10 Longest Serving Presidents in Africa, 2022
Equatorial Guinea's president Teodoro Obiang is the longest serving president in Africa and the world. He is closely followed by Cameroons President Paul Biya.
History
Cornelius Frederiks: the Namibian Captain Who Was Locked Up in a Concentration Camp for Fighting Against German Colonialists
Cornelius Frederiks was a Namibian freedom fighter who actively fought a guerrilla-style war against German colonialists during the Herero-Nama war of 1904.
People & Politics
List of African Countries and Their Presidents (2022)
This is a list of African countries and their presidents, heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2022.
