Sir Richard Branson’s Moroccan Retreat in the High Atlas Mountains Officially Reopened
The hotel was partially closed to be rebuilt for the past year following a devastating earthquake that occurred in the region. Kasbah Tamadot forms part of the exclusive collection of luxury properties from Virgin Limited Edition and is famed for its incredible Berber hospitality, with 100% of its staff Moroccan. The hotel reopens with the […]
Ennedi was the Emptiest Landscape this Traveller had ever Experienced
The 15,000-square-mile Ennedi Massif, in northeastern Chad, is a plateau the size of Switzerland. Between 350 million and 500 million years ago, this part of the globe was ocean. Then the ocean disappeared, leaving the sandstone floor exposed. The climate shifted from rain-soaked to arid. Sun, wind and water sculpted the sandstone into a dramatic, […]
Kampala Cleans Up its Hospitality Space
The Ugandan Tourism Board (UTB) has partnered up with the Ugandan police to start closing down unlicensed accommodation facilities. Accommodation facilities are categorized as lodges, hotels, motels, guesthouses, villas, tented camps, cottages, inns, serviced apartments, hostels and farmhouses. According to UTB, the clamping down on accommodation facilities without operating licenses is aimed at upholding the […]
Director Mati Diop on Dahomey: the Return of Looted African Treasures
Part documentary, part visual and sonic poem, Dahomey follows a consignment of historical artefacts as they are returned by the French government to their source in the former African nation of Dahomey, now Benin. This year’s winner of the Berlin film festival’s top prize, the Golden Bear, Dahomey is the latest triumph for Diop, 42, […]
Africa Summit: Address Rights Crises in DR Congo, Sudan
COMESA Should Work to Curb Atrocities, Protect Civilians, Promote Justice African leaders should prioritize rights-driven solutions to the crises in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan at the 23rd Summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) scheduled in Bujumbura, Burundi, on October 31, 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. Summit participants should […]
