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Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) is making concerted efforts to attract 2 million tourists by 2020 from about 1.5 million tourists last year.

Tourist arrivals in Zimbabwe eased 3% to 1,115 million in the first half ended June 30, 2019 compared with 1,148 million, a year earlier, according to a local media report.

Kenya’s Tourism Board has called upon counties in the Lake Victoria region to come up with a simple and fast licencing regime of hotels to open the region’s tourism sector.

Cote d'Ivoire (also referred to as Ivory Coast) says Arab investors have pledged $5 billion to support its programme to attract foreign tourists.

South Africa has inked a two-year agreement with Chinese Internet firm Tencent that will use its popular WeChat platform to market tourism to millions in China, an official has said.

The safety and security of tourists is the primary concern of every host country because tourists will only visit areas where their lives and property are protected, according to a senior Namibian government official.

At least 55 elephants died over the past two months of hunger and thirst at Hwange National Park, the country's largest natural reserve, according to the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority.

Foreign tourists are avoiding Nigerian parks due to fear of attack from the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, an official has said. Nigeria National Park Service assistant conservator-general, Okedeji Okeyoyin said the park facilities were idle throughout the country, a situation that has affected the functionality of game reserves.

The United Kingdom is making efforts to woo its citizens to visit Tanzania and enjoy the East African country’s world acclaimed tourist attractions. Recent statistics by the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) indicate that 77,000 tourists from UK visited Tanzania last year.

South Africa is set to scrape the unabridged birth certificate requirement for minors travelling with foreigners to the country.