People visit the exhibition area of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 in Durban, South Africa, May 12, 2026. Photographer Chen Wei By Xinhua News Agency Chinese and African tourism operators sought new partnerships and business opportunities at the recently concluded Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 in Durban, as African destinations stepped up efforts to attract travelers from

Monument to National Heroes in Burkina Faso honors the iconic figures and martyrs of Burkinabè history. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/The black photographer By Face2Face Africa Despite security challenges, the tourism sector in Burkina Faso made close to $165 million in 2025, highlighting the sector’s resilience and its immense role in the country’s economy. The latest figures

Photo by Tobias Doering / Unsplash By The African Exponent According to the Africa Visa Openness Index 2025, Rwanda is ranked the most visa‑open country in Africa, maintaining this position since 2023 because it allows visa‑free entry for all African nationals. That places it among a very small group of countries, including The Gambia, Benin,

Zeng Yongchao, executive vice president of China Southern Air Holding Company, speaks at a promotion event hosted by China Southern Airlines for the new Beijing-Helsinki direct route in Helsinki, Finland, March 30, 2026. Photographer Matti Matikainen By Xinhua News Agency Representatives from the aviation, tourism and business sectors on Monday voiced expectations that China Southern

Passengers queue at El Paso International Airport after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. government on Wednesday allowed

This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the cruise ship Adora Magic City docking at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. Photographer Wang Xiang By Xinhua News Agency Shanghai Port registered a total of 544 inbound and outbound cruise ship voyages in 2025, a 17.5 percent increase compared to 2024,

This file picture shows a Boeing 757-3E7 with the international call sign 4X-BAW of Israeli airliner Arkia taken over the Rhodes airport Diagoras on April 27, 2000. Reuters/Jorgos Tsambikakis The Federal Government of Somalia has denied Israeli airline Arkia permission to use its airspace, a move that Israeli media described as the first “diplomatic retaliation”

By The African Exponent Understanding U.S. Travel Restrictions The U.S. travel restrictions affecting several African countries in 2026 are based on Presidential Proclamation 10563, first issued in 2017 and expanded in December 2025. This legal framework allows the U.S. government to limit entry from countries whose nationals cannot be reliably screened, verified, or monitored for

A Chinese tourist poses for a photo at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Oct. 6, 2025. Photographer Li Jing By Xinhua News Agency High in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 3,454 meters, Jungfraujoch glistened under clear skies as Chinese holiday-goers marvelled at the snow-clad peaks. Some were waving flags with excitement, and a

Photo Credit: Twitter X By Anadolu Agency At least one passenger survived as a London-bound Air India flight with 242 people on board crashed in western India on Thursday, the India Today news outlet reported. The flight AI171 crashed on to a medical college hostel, shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in