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The Zambian government has cancelled plans to construct an open-pit Kangaluwi copper mine in Lower Zambezi National Park after a strong opposition from environmentalists

Namibia has reported the lowest cases of elephant and rhino poaching since 2016, according to data released by the ministry of environment and tourism

British citizens visiting Kenya have been warned to stay clear from areas frequented by foreigners to avoid potential attack from terrorists marauding the eastern African nation

Popular budget airline EasyJet is set to bring back flights to Enfidha, near the resort town of Hammamet, in Tunisia in May ahead of the peak summer holiday season

The South African minister of tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, has this week visited Mumbai, India as part of a trade roadshow to grow Indian tourist arrivals and consolidate market share of the Asia-Pacific region to South Africa

The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) says the gains made by Africa’s tourism last year will continue in 2020 with focus on the ‘’Agenda for Africa 2030 - Tourism for Inclusive Growth’’, which was adopted at the 23rd UNWTO General Assembly in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Zambia has launched an “aggressive” campaign to market its tourism potential in Brazil

Seychelles tourism will unlikely be affected following the shark attack of a 45-year-old French tourist while swimming at night early this month at a popular tourist destination in the Indian Ocean off East Africa

Kenya registered an increase in earnings from the tourism sector by 4% in 2019 to Sh163 billion compared to the Sh157. 4 billion, a year earlier

Eco-Tourism Expert’s Mathew Nyaungwa, who recently travelled to Nyanga with a group of local tourists, spoke with the museum curator Marshel Nyanhanda about the state of tourism in Nyanga, which has a direct impact on their operations.