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El Al Airlines, an Israeli airline, decided to terminate its direct flights to Johannesburg a few hours before the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling on South Africa's charge that Israel perpetrated genocide against Palestinians

Kenya has been elected to chair the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Committee on Tourism and Competitiveness, cementing its global tourism leadership

Tanzania earned $3.3 billion from tourism receipts in the year ending November 2023 compared to $2.4 billion a year earlier, according to data released by the country’s central bank

The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) intends to reinstate black rhinos in Matusadonha National Park beginning in 2025

International tourist arrivals from January to November 2023 totalled 7.6 million representing an increase of 51.8% compared with the same period in 2022, according to data released by Statistics South Africa

Kenya may lose business to other East African countries after it raised entry fees to national parks at the beginning of this year

South Africa is augmenting police visibility in the aftermath of gun-wielding raiders targeting buses carrying foreign visitors along the key road connecting the capital, Pretoria, to the Sun City resort and adjacent national parks

The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats) says there was a notable 46.7% increase in the influx of international tourists to Zimbabwe during the third quarter of 2023

A partnership between the government and private sector has increased tourism in Kenya, says the state-owned Kenya Tourism Board (KTB)

Ethiopian Airlines, the national carrier of Ethiopia, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire an additional 11 Airbus A350-900s, along with six purchase rights, to supplement its current fleet