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Namibia is set to host the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Regional Conference from 14 to 16 June in the capital, Windhoek

South Africa’s cabinet has approved the Tourism Sector Recovery Plan, which represents the collective response by the government and the tourism sector to the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Egypt’s tourism ministry has closed nine tourist facilities for violating the country’s measures to contain the spreading of COVID-19

Zimbabwe is planning to sell rights to shoot about 500 elephants in a bid to raise funds for conservation at a time tourism continues to suffer due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Uganda's tourism ministry is working with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) as well as other government ministries and the private sector to launch and host the 6th edition of Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE)

The government of Botswana has issued permits to kill 287 elephants by the end of the hunting season in September 2021

Namibia's central bank says the country's economy contracted by 8% in 2020 compared to a contraction of 0.6% in 2019 mainly due to weak tourism and public sectors

Kenya's tourism is expected to decline following the US administration's decision to retain the highest travel advisory on the East African country

Zimbabwe has temporarily scrapped Value Added Tax (VAT) payable on selected goods and services in the tourism sector

Tunisia’s tourism revenues dropped 60% in the first quarter of the year to 372 million dinars compared to 930 million a year earlier