Tag Archives: Tourism
A hot air balloon flying over Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor has caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field today, killing at least 19 tourists. According to an Egyptian security official, the balloon carrying 21 tourists caught fire, … read more »
The Kenya’s tourism sector has seen a 40- percent fall in hotel bookings over concerns surrounding the country’s March 4 general elections. Stakeholders in the tourism industry say the majority of hotel bookings in the coastal region were cancelled over … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Barack Obama, BERNAMA, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya elections, Kenya Vision 2030, Kenyan, Somalia, Tourism, United Nations
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Visitors to Japan have reached pre-earthquake numbers, for the first time since the disaster struck in March last year Reports from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) show the country had 686,600 foreign visitors in June, up 1.4% from June … read more »
Cairo – Two Brazilian women tourists kidnapped by Bedouins Sunday in the Sinai peninsula were released hours later, Egyptian police confirmed Monday. “The security services have succeeded, in co-operation with Bedouin leaders, to obtain the release of two Brazilian tourists … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged africa african news, Bedouin, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, indepthafrica africa news, Israel, Saint Catherine's Monastery Mount Sinai, Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Tourism
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Mauritius cut its 2012 tourist arrivals forecast on Tuesday to 980,000 from an earlier estimate of 1,010,000, as it factored in the impact of the global economic crisis on key markets such as the euro zone. Tourism typically generates about … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Asia, Finance minister, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Indian Ocean, Island country, Mauritius, Tourism
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Tunis – The director of the International Monetary Fund says her organisation has been working closely with Tunisian authorities since the revolution to cope with the current economic crisis. Christine Lagarde said on Thursday at the conclusion of her two … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab World, Christine Lagarde, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Tourism, Travel and Tourism, Tunis, Tunisia
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It is with chock and great discomfort we heard the news of killing and kidnapping of tourists in tAfar People’s Party (APP) consistently and persistently condemns the killing of innocent tourists.he Afar region of Ethiopia. Afar People’s Party (APP) consistently … read more »
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian security forces on Thursday were searching for gunmen who killed five European tourists and kidnapped at least two others and two guides in an attack it blamed on arch-rival Eritrea. “We are working on how to … read more »
by Tedla Asfaw I hear the sad news of the death of five tourists early Monday Ethiopian time in the Afar region of Ethiopia. As a person who worked in that part of Ethiopia in the 1980s and knowing the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Afar, Afar Region, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambella, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Tourism
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ROME, Italy, January 18, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On Minister Giulio Terzi’s instructions, Ambassador to Addis Ababa Renzo Rosso has urgently requested a meeting with the Ethiopian Foreign Minister for the purpose of obtaining a complete and detailed account … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Afar, Afar Region, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ETV, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Tourism
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Eritrea has called claims it was behind a deadly attack on foreigners in northern Ethiopia “an absolute lie.” Eritrea’s ambassador to the African Union, Girma Asmerom, made the statement Wednesday. He was replying to charges by an Ethiopian government spokesman … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, News
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Tagged Afar Region, African Union, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Politics of Eritrea, Tourism
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Five foreign tourists have been killed in Ethiopia in an attack by unknown gunmen, state TV reports. The attack was carried out late on Monday in the northern Afar region of the country by gunmen who had crossed from neighbouring … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Afar Region, Eritrea, Erta Ale, Ethiopia, ETV, German, Indepth, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Tourism
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One of the world’s most primitive tribes is being humiliated on a daily basis – by tourists who pay to go on human safaris and treat them like animals in a zoo. Hundreds of visitors to the remote Andaman Islands, … read more »
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Tagged Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Indian Ocean, Indigenous People, Jarawa, Jarawa people (Andaman Islands), Port Blair, Tourism
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Mauritius’ annual average rate of inflation fell in December for the first time in a year and a half to 6.5 percent from 6.6 percent a month earlier, official data showed on Monday. Month-on-month, consumer prices were flat in December. … read more »
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Tagged Africa Business News, Government, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Indian Ocean, Maps and Views, Mauritius, percentage, Tourism
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Egypt expects tourism revenues to rebound by more than a third next year if the country’s security situation improves in the wake of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February and the subsequent political turmoil that sent tourists packing. … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged Abdel Nour, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, January, Tourism
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The economy of Mauritius grew 4.1 percent in 2011 and will expand at a fractionally slower pace of 4 percent in the new year, the statistics office said on Tuesday, matching the finance minister’s most recent forecast. “Taking into consideration … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged $10 billion, Government, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, percentage, Tourism
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October 18, 2011 by benim
Gaborone – Eight foreign tourists were killed when their plane crashed after take-off near an airstrip in north Botswana’s Okavango Delta, the country’s civil aviation authority said on Monday. Four Swedes, two Britons and two French tourists were killed when … read more »
Posted in Botswana, Conflict/Tragedy, News, Southern Africa
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Tagged Botswana, Britons, Friday, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Johannesburg, Moremi, National aviation authority, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Okavango Delta, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tourism, West Africa
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Lamu – During high season in this Kenyan luxury resort area, foreign tourists snorkel by day and sleep in rustic dwellings with woven coconut leaves for doors. Now they’re leaving town early and cancelling reservations after gunmen kidnapped two European … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Lamu, Manda Island, Najib Balala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, Tourism, West Africa
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Lamu – In Shela village, on Lamu island, opposite the isle where a handicapped Frenchwoman was kidnapped on Saturday, those who run the all-important tourist trade are demanding the Kenyan government beef up security. Since the kidnapping of Marie Dedieu … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Britons, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Lamu, Manda Island, Marie Dedieu, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Shela, Somalia, Southern Africa, Tourism, West Africa
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Lamu – Kenyan police were on Monday questioning a man who worked for a disabled Frenchwoman whose kidnapping from her beachfront home in the idyllic resort of Lamu has dealt a blow to the east African country’s resurgent tourism industry. … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Dedieu, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Lamu, Manda Island, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Ras Kamboni, Somalia, Southern Africa, Tourism, West Africa
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September 20, 2011 by benim
Rabat – The trial in Morocco of nine suspects in a bomb attack in April that killed 17 people, mainly European tourists, is set to resume on Thursday with bereaved relatives in attendance. The main suspect, 25-year-old Adil El-Atmani, and … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, bomb, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tourism, West Africa
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September 9, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Egypt is to stop issuing visas to tourists on arrival, a government official said on Friday, although allowances will be made for those travelling in groups. The new regulations have not yet come into effect, and the cabinet … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa, Travel to Africa
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Tagged Asia, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, Tourism, United States, Visa
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Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi on Wednesday painted a bleak picture of the national economy, which he blamed on repeated strikes that have paralysed several companies. “The economic situation is very bad. Repeated sit-ins and strikes have stopped operations … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Enfidha, Gafsa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tourism, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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The Tunisian seaside resort of Yasmine Hammamet with its fine beach, warm blue sea and welcoming hotels is like a picture postcard in early summer — but with nobody in it. Europeans, Algerians and Libyans have all deserted the town … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Algeria, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Hammamet Tunisia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, N, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Sousse, Southern Africa, Tourism, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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MARRAKECH, Morocco – Morocco’s interior minister said Friday that initial results show that the bomb that killed 15 people in a square popular with foreigners was packed with nails and was set off remotely. While the Interpol, the international police … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Al-Qaeda, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Interior ministry, Interpol, Marrakech, Morocco, News local news, Rabat, Suicide attack, Tourism, World news
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Cairo – Police and forensic officials say a small bomb exploded near Egypt’s iconic pyramids, injuring three paddlers. The officials say the explosives were leftover munitions, but they couldn’t provide more details about when or why the bomb was planted. … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Cairo, Egypt, explosion, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, official, Suez Canal, Tourism
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January 23, 2011 by benim
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Militants of President Robert Mugabe’s party have launched raids on boating clubs and tourism lodges on the shores of the Zimbabwe capital’s main fishing and leisure area, tourism operators said Sunday. A safari lodge about 18 miles … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Harare, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lake Chivero, Morgan Tsvangirai, News local news, newspapers, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Tourism, Walter Mzembi, World news, Zimbabwe
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December 1, 2010 by benim
Three Gulf Arab sovereign wealth funds and UAE-based property developer Al Maabar have raised 15 billion dirhams for a tourism fund that aims to put Morrocco among the world’s top 20 destinations. Omar Bennani, who heads state-controlled Moroccan Touristic Engineering … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Dirham, IndepthAfrica, Kuwait Investment Authority, Marrakech, Morocco, Qatar Investment Authority, Sovereign wealth fund, Tourism, United Arab Emirates
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