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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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The 18-member African Petroleum Producers’ Organization hopes the lender can begin operating in early 2025, according to Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice-president of global trade at the African Export-Import Bank, a partner in the project. The African Energy Chamber, an advocacy group, has argued that Africa has the “sovereign right” to develop its natural resources […]

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Bisoye Coker-Odusote, Director General of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission, illustrated how DPI is already empowering citizens in Nigeria. Through AI-powered mobile identity systems, individuals can securely manage their data and access services, all while bridging gaps created by Nigeria’s 525 dialects. “AI helps ensure that language doesn’t further widen the marginalized gap. We’re using […]

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In August 2021, as the shock from the COVID-19 pandemic battered their economies, African countries received a lifeline of US$33 billion from special drawing rights. This amounts to more than all the climate finance Africa receives each year, and more than half of all annual official development assistance to Africa. But at a time when […]

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The gold price has doubled since 2019, to a record high of more than $2,700 per troy ounce, promising higher margins for industrial miners but also encouraging more artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Nearly half of the roughly 1,000 tonnes of gold produced in Africa every year is mined in this way. It is the largest source […]

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Authorities in the country hope its first electric-powered train — which connects the country’s capital Dodoma with the port city of Dar es Salaam — will kickstart other rail projects in neighboring countries, turning Tanzania’s line into the gateway to the Indian Ocean. The US and China are vying for influence over the continent’s rail […]

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) took Senegal off the list after the country strengthened its measures to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, including implementing targeted financial sanctions and adopting a new bill against illicit financing. Senegal’s eurobonds were among the worst emerging market performers this month after the IMF flagged issues with underreported […]

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