Latest West Africa Travel & Tourism News
- Headstones preserve island's past 23 Jul 2008 20:36 GMT
... at the age of 15 by North African pirates near the Scilly Isles off the ... made his fortune by purchasing slaves in West Africa in return for rifles and cheap ... lines its western shore, now lives off tourism. But Amrumers remain deeply aware of their ...
- Work on hotel at Race Course to commence 23 Jul 2008 20:32 GMT
... exercise is being carried out by the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) and supervised by the Ghana ... of $49.4 million with funds from the Africa Development Bank and the ABSA Bank of ...
- » 'SA in relegation zone' 23 Jul 2008 15:28 GMT
... Clem Sunter, said on Wednesday that South Africa is in the "relegation zone" of the world's premier ... he noted. He also pointed out that Nigeria desperately wants to take over South Africa's ... turns its back and you become a Somalia or Iraq. "Zimbabwe has been in this ...
- Mauritius to introduce summer time 23 Jul 2008 13:18 GMT
... year. Mauritius will be the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so, connecting the island more closely to tourist and business markets in Europe. The Mauritian ... Africa, Madagascar, Botswana, Algeria, Libya, Sudan and Ghana. These experiments however did not last long ...
- Nigeria: Minister of Environment Leads 38-Man Delegation to Israel 23 Jul 2008 12:52 GMT
... National Steering Committee on the Green Wall Nigeria Programme (GWNP) to Israel. Alao told the ... Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in collaboration with the African Union Commission in December 2006. She said ... the people of the area and promote eco-tourism within the community. She said that the ...
- » Flushing away billions 23 Jul 2008 08:07 GMT
... of a blow to the breadbasket. South African hotelier Tourvest, active at the wondrous Victoria ... of riley dreams of throngs of African tourists, armed with the mighty Ethiopian birr, the ... the all-conquering Malawian kwacha and even the Sierra Leone leone. In January, a Z$10-million note ...
- Olympic lesson for Mzansi 23 Jul 2008 08:02 GMT
... Masinga, Zambian Kalusha Bwalya, Abedi Pele of Ghana and Liberian George Weah are some of the World ... and global sporting fiestas to sell South Africa ahead of the eagerly awaited soccer spectacle, ...
- 07-23-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE... 23 Jul 2008 07:17 GMT
... young veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan. 'Ye and Sway will be featured in an ... ordered to keep black patrons out. An African-American sports reporter for China Central Television named ... such war-torn lands as Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Sudan, Swaziland has ...
- Flushing away billions 23 Jul 2008 06:11 GMT
... of a blow to the breadbasket. South African hotelier Tourvest, active at the wondrous Victoria ... of riley dreams of throngs of African tourists, armed with the mighty Ethiopian birr, the ... the all-conquering Malawian kwacha and even the Sierra Leone leone. In January, a Z$10-million note ...
- Stop the labelling of the Ghanaians with Mental Health problems as "Lunatics"! 23 Jul 2008 04:52 GMT
... I wonder what the Director of Ghana Mental Health Services and Minister of Health ... vulnerable group among us? Could Ghana or Africa get rid of people with mental disturbance ... Director of AMA and the Minister of Tourism to the attached Maslow Hierarchy of needs. ...
- A Fitting Memorial Museum for Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah at Nkroful 23 Jul 2008 04:52 GMT
... The African Star Kwame Nkrumah, burst upon the world ... standard of the new, independent nation of Ghana, the first British colony in Africa to ... would like a monument for Ghana desperate tourists industry. Many people all over of the ...
- The Basic Amenities every community must consider ! 23 Jul 2008 04:52 GMT
... a person might be useful. Display what Ghana classify as traditonal dressing in the past ... years as being the richest nation in Africa on it own rights to being the ... that matters to them most and others. Tourist guides could do booked for the day ...
- Uganda: Country's Islamic Bank to Start Operations Soon 23 Jul 2008 04:51 GMT
... Sharia compliance and the second in East Africa after Gulf Africa Bank - set up ... Kenya and United Bank of Africa from Nigeria. Under the arrangement, IIH is expected to ... such as airports, roads, energy, oil and tourism. Uganda Investment Au-thority has said the financial ...
- Nigeria: FG to Institute Tourism Visas 23 Jul 2008 04:51 GMT
... tourism visa for tourists wishing to visit Nigeria. This special visa, is in order to ... of Nigeria tourism, we are talking with African Travel Association (ATA) in our efforts to ... it was done in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Egypt. For Asia, there is an ...
- West Africa: Gambia, Guinea Strengthen Ties 23 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... The Gambia and Guinea have renewed commitment to the bilateral cooperation ... Guinea, on behalf of President Lansana Conté. Malick Sanko, the governor of Conakry, high profile ... popularity. The Guinean leader had pursued a Pan-African approach to key regional and continental issues. ...
- Country's Islamic Bank to Start Operations Soon 22 Jul 2008 21:49 GMT
... Sharia compliance and the second in East Africa after Gulf Africa Bank - set up ... Kenya and United Bank of Africa from Nigeria. Under the arrangement, IIH is expected to ... such as airports, roads, energy, oil and tourism. Uganda Investment Au-thority has said the financial ...
- Documentary traces history of mocko jumbies 22 Jul 2008 20:51 GMT
... the mocko jumbie through the decades from Africa to the Caribbean and share that history ... integral part of religious ceremonies, particularly in West Africa. They would battle the evil spirits, ... The event was sponsored by the V.I. Tourism Department and CHANT, the Crucian, Heritage, Agriculture ...
- ACANA (African Cultural Alliance of North America) African Festival; A New Addition to the PECO Multicultural Series at 22 Jul 2008 20:16 GMT
... to the multicultural series is the ACANA (African Cultural Alliance of North America) African Festival. This ... mega star will share the stage with Liberian sensation Gebah Swaray & the Safari Jazz ... Duala section of Bushrod Island in the West African country of Liberia. As founder and driving ...
- ACANA (African Cultural Alliance of North America) African Festival; A New Addition to the PECO Mul 22 Jul 2008 20:16 GMT
... ACANA (African Cultural Alliance of North America) African Festival; A ... mega star will share the stage with Liberian sensation Gebah Swaray & the Safari Jazz ... Duala section of Bushrod Island in the West African country of Liberia. As founder and driving ...
- --> ACANA (African Cultural Alliance of North America) African Festival; A New Addition to the PECO Multicultural Series at Penn's Landing for Summer 2008 22 Jul 2008 20:14 GMT
... ACANA (African Cultural Alliance of North America) African Festival; A ... mega star will share the stage with Liberian sensation Gebah Swaray & the Safari Jazz ... Duala section of Bushrod Island in the West African country of Liberia. As founder and driving ...
- ACANA (African Cultural Alliance of North America) African Festival; A New Addition to the PECO Multicultural Series at Penn's Landing for Summer 2008 22 Jul 2008 20:07 GMT
... to the multicultural series is the ACANA (African Cultural Alliance of North America) African Festival. This ... mega star will share the stage with Liberian sensation Gebah Swaray & the Safari Jazz ... Duala section of Bushrod Island in the West African country of Liberia. As founder and driving ...
- Emancipation Day held at Atimpoku 22 Jul 2008 19:29 GMT
... children, constituted the greatest challenges facing the Ghanaian, which is comparable to efforts that resulted ... Mr Kofi Osei Ameyaw, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations, at a durbar to ... the development agenda of their kinsmen in Africa forward. 22 July 08 ...
- Laying the Groundwork for African Aviation Success 22 Jul 2008 13:31 GMT
... more than 28-million direct or indirect jobs. African air travel is, however, at the other ... bust, including a few notables such as Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia Airways. There are very few ...
- Olympic ads pushing global, unified themes 22 Jul 2008 13:30 GMT
... others from countries including Ukraine, Ethiopia, South Africa and Nigeria — wasn't designed to reflect anything that's ... the U.S. to appeal to the foreign tourists flocking here now because of the weak ...
- Olympics advertising reflects global themes, shies away from America-only spots 22 Jul 2008 10:32 GMT
... others from countries including Ukraine, Ethiopia, South Africa and Nigeria _ wasn't designed to reflect anything that's ... the U.S. to appeal to the foreign tourists flocking here now because of the weak ...
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