A new report has indicated that 93 percent of African countries have maintained or improved their visa process.
Reviewing their scores last year and comparing them with what was obtained this year, the report stated that relative to 2021, two-thirds of African countries have adopted more liberal visa policies compared to six years ago.
This was revealed in the 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) report, showing that African countries are making progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of which had been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 crisis.
The annual publication, prepared by the African Development Bank Group in collaboration with the African Union Commission, is now in its 7th edition and was launched on Sunday on the sidelines of the 2022 African Economic Conference in Mauritius.
The report tracks visa policies adopted by African governments on three main criteria: whether entry to citizens from other African countries is visa-free, if a visa on arrival can be obtained, and whether travellers are required to obtain visas ahead of traveling to other African countries.
This year’s report underlines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the last two years (2020 and 2021) during which most countries restricted movement, both domestically and for international travel. Restrictions on international travel ranged from closing entire borders to quarantines, screening measures, and bans on visitors from countries deemed ‘high risk.
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Global terror groups have set their sights on Africa, making a common African Union-led approach a matter of urgency.
As Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda leaders have been targeted and eliminated internationally, the terrorist groups have expanded and consolidated their African operations. According to Jihad Analytics, half the attacks claimed by IS since the beginning of 2022 were carried out in 10 African countries. Among them were Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria – the four Boko Haram-affected countries of the Lake Chad Basin.
Boko Haram factions are also expanding operations beyond the region. For a long time, the eight primary target areas of violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin were North and Far North (Cameroon), Lac and Hadjer-Lamis (Chad), Diffa (Niger), and Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (Nigeria). However in 2022 the scope has expanded, particularly with the establishment of Ansaru and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) cells in other parts of Nigeria.
This has complicated counter-insurgency operations, especially where national militaries are already overstretched. The extension of terrorist activities beyond the Lake Chad Basin also puts these groups beyond the reach of the region’s Multinational Joint Task Force – a military response to Boko Haram set up by Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
There is the growing possibility of mergers or alliances of convenience involving the three prominent violent extremist groups in Nigeria and the Lake…
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The independent South African-based airline, Airlink, is acquiring a 40 per cent strategic equity holding in privately-owned Windhoek-based FlyNamibia.
FlyNamibia is the scheduled airline division of Westair Aviation established in 1967 initially as an aircraft maintenance facility, but which evolved into Namibia’s most experienced aviation company. It began scheduled passenger operations in June 2019 after the Namibian Transport Commission granted it carrier status.
Airlink buys 40 per cent of FlyNamibia, Namibia’s only operating scheduled domestic airline, under a deal announced at the end of September that aims to expand air service both within and outside the Southern Africa country.
The acquisition will bring the two carriers closer together with all FlyNamibia flights transitioning to using Airlink’s IATA code ‘4Z’ in an effort to boost sales and improve international connectivity.
The acquisition is for an undisclosed amount in a strategic equity partnership punted to fill the short- and medium-haul regional market gap left by the collapse of Air Namibia. This is also expected to accelerate Namibia’s post-pandemic recovery and drive the expansion of efficient scheduled airline services to, from and within Namibia.
Airlink will also provide additional airline operations, technical and commercial skills training, and development support to FlyNamibia.
Commenting on the development Airlink Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Rodger Foster said Airlink…
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Despite her key role in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, details about Lilian Ngoyi‘s life remain sparse. The short paragraphs on her legacy repeat a few well-worn phrases. South Africa’s “mother of the black resistance”, a widow and rumoured lover of Nelson Mandela, and the first woman member of the national executive committee – the core leadership of the African National Congress (ANC), the resistance movement that would later become the government of a democratic South Africa. She was also, of course, one of the leaders of the country’s famous Women’s March.
On 9 August 1956, now commemorated as Women’s Day in South Africa, Ngoyi and other woman leaders led an estimated 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the seat of power of the white minority government. They were protesting extending the much-hated pass laws to women. These laws required black citizens to carry pass documents to better control their movement.
Beyond this, Ma-Ngoyi, as she was affectionately known, remains an often-mentioned but somewhat two-dimensional figure in history.
Perhaps because she was not the wife of a high-profile ANC leader and lived much of her life as a banned person, dying in penury, there is no Lilian Ngoyi Foundation and no substantive biography. Yet the pioneering role she played, and the sacrifices she made, extended well beyond the Women’s March.
Upbringing
Born Lilian Masediba Matabane in 1911, Ngoyi had a different life from other anti-apartheid struggle stalwarts. Not only was she an independent woman, but she was born into urban poverty. She did not hail from a royal or rural household like the Mandelas, Sisulus and other elite members of the ANC, whose role in the fight against apartheid is well documented.
Ngoyi was the granddaughter of a trailblazing Methodist minister, a historical figure in his own right. But his extraordinary contribution to the missionaries’ endeavours in southern Africa did not translate into any significant upward mobility for the family.
Her mother, though literate, worked as a washerwoman and domestic worker and her father was a miner and labourer, who died of mining-related lung disease. As the only girl in a family of four, she was the last in line when it came to education. Still, Ngoyi’s family rallied to keep her in Kilnerton, a leading black Methodist school, even though she was only able to complete her junior schooling. She moved to Johannesburg to take up a short-lived position as…
In the early 2010s, Godelive Ngalula, a trader from Kikwit, the main town of Kwilu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, spent a week to travel the 350 kilometres (km) to Tshikapa in Kasaï Province and 50,000 Congolese francs (about $24.5) on food. A decade later, the situation has changed. “The trip takes only about a day thanks to the better road. Travel costs have dropped from $80 to $20 and I spend only 2,000 Congolese francs, or $1, on food,” she says happily.
Madeleine Mahamba lives in Lukaka in Kasai Province and no longer has the anxious task of collecting drinking water every day. Where she had to walk five km from her village to the Makode spring early every morning, she now has to take only a few steps from home to collect enough water for her needs. “It took us almost two hours to go there and back,” she says. “Now, we no longer have to worry about getting water. We have enough to drink even when we are working in the fields.”
The two agricultural areas of Kikwit and Lukaka have benefited from two road improvements that have opened them up and improved daily life for the local people. Financed by the African Development Bank, the projects upgraded the 56 km of the Lovua-Tshikapa section of the Batshamba-Tshikapa road and the 87 km of the Tshikapa-Kamuesha section of the Tshikapa-Mbuji road, as well as related agricultural and rural infrastructure.
The first project was carried out in rural areas between Lovua and Katshongo (47 km) and in the town of Tshikapa, which is 9 km further on, a total of 56 km from Lovua to Tshikapa. The second project focused on the 87 km of the Tshikapa-Kamuesha section in Kasai Province of central and eastern DRC.
Approved in 2012 by the directors of AfDB Group, the first road project, which is 99.3% complete…
Checks by the Ghanaian Instances in Accra yesterday confirmed that whereas some transport operators adjusted transport fares upwards by about 20 per cent, others are but to do similar as they had been awaiting approval from their union leaders.
The state of affairs comes off the again of an announcement by the Ghana Non-public Highway Transport Union (GPRTU) to authorise the operators to assessment transport fares upwards.
Some transport operators and passengers in separate interviews with the Ghanaian Instances at Circle both reported of about 20 per cent increment in fares or no increment.
Mr William Abaka, Vice Chairman, Biakoye Highways of the GPRTUat the Neoplan Station who confirmed the event, mentioned the adjustment had turn into obligatory as a consequence of rising gasoline costs.
He defined that the operators had been hit exhausting constantly for a while now by excessive costs of petroleum merchandise.
Mr Abaka mentioned the union now charged GH¢22 as fare to Asamankese from an preliminary fare of GH¢19 and GH¢35 to Kade from an preliminary value of GH¢29.
He famous the fare to Tema which was GH¢10 is now GH¢12, Dowenya, from GH¢12 to GH¢14 whereas Prampram was now GH¢16from an preliminary fare of GH¢ 14.
Mr Isaac Esilfi, a driver on the station lamented in regards to the fixed enhance in gasoline costs, including that it was burdening their price of dwelling.
He mentioned that they had no various than to extend the fares so they may meet up the costs of gasoline.
One other passenger who gave her title as Jemima Afutu mentioned transport operators have been thoughtful, and that the federal government wanted to as a matter of urgency come to assistance from Ghanaians because the hardship within the system was worsening.
As a supplier in plastics, she mentioned she paid a lot in transporting her wares and that affected her income.
One other passenger, who gave her title as Ana famous that the fare fromAdenta to Circle which was GH¢5 was now GH¢6.50 whereas Teiman to Abokobi elevated from GH¢1.70p to GH¢2.50p.
She mentioned the state of affairs took her abruptly when the conductor demanded for the quantity on her technique to work.
Ms Ana mentioned she vehemently resisted however later gave in as a result of she simply needed to acknowledge the state of affairs on the bottom.
A passenger on the station who gave his title as Godwin Kedzlo said that he had no trigger to complain as he was conscious of the present state of the financial system and the hardships confronted by all.
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He mentioned his was to solely pay to keep away from any misunderstandings as a result of he was certain transport operators wouldn’t have adjusted the fares if costs of gasoline had been reasonable.
In the meantime, the Tiger and the Protoa Stations at Circle mentioned that they had not begun the changes as they had been ready approval from their union leaders.
Chairman of the Tiger station, KwabenaDarko, who admitted that another unions had begun the changes mentioned the station’s leaders had been nonetheless deliberating the problem.
He mentioned instantly the nod was given, they might additionally go forward with their changes
Joseph Moses, a driver on the Protoa station who equally mentioned they had been sticking to their previous fares regardless of the hike in gasoline costs, careworn that the state of affairs was a tragic one as they may hardly take something house.
With worldwide tourism nonetheless in a stoop, African tour corporations want native guests to stimulate tourism. However many on the continent cannot afford to journey.
The Zambezi River meanders by way of the picturesque border area between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
About halfway alongside its course, the Zambezi’s waters thunder 110 meters (361 ft) downward at Victoria Falls — a spectacular sight that pulls vacationers from around the globe.
However the falls, one of many world’s seven pure wonders and probably the most highly effective waterfall in Africa, stay largely hidden from view for these dwelling close by.
Most Zimbabweans and Zambians cannot afford the park entrance charges to see Victoria Falls, and most of the views of the falls alongside the river are within the palms of personal companies, like bars and vacationer lodges.
Entry stays a dream for locals
Present Kashimbaya lives within the Zambian city of Livingston, simply minutes from the falls. She explains that one should undergo some lodges to see one of the best a part of the Zambezi from Livingstone. “And typically you may go to the Zimbabwe border the place you may pay a sure payment,” she added.
Zambian tour operator Donald Chomba says it is problematic that locals are sometimes shut out of accessing public websites by non-public companies and tour operators.
“That is the explanation why our native tourism won’t ever hit the market. I would not be shocked if three-quarters of the inhabitants in Zambia don’t know what’s in Victoria Falls,” Chomba instructed DW.
“For lodges to begin denying entry to locals or make them pay simply to enter the premises, I feel that’s fallacious.”
Overseas vacationers most popular
In Zambia’s capital Lusaka, businessman Brian Sakala accuses the federal government of being one-sided in the way it promotes tourism and prefers foreigners.
“It is very unwise so that you can give incentives to foreigners and you allow your individual individuals,” Sakala stated. “God has blessed us with all this stuff for all of us to take pleasure in.”
Encouraging native tourism
Supporting the home market in African nations is now extra necessary than ever, based on Hermione Nevill, a tourism professional with the Worldwide Finance Company (IFC), a World Financial institution Group companion group.
“Previously, too little was invested in home and regional tourism in Africa in favor of worldwide vacationers with increased bills,” Nevill instructed DW.
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its journey restrictions, demonstrated simply how a lot African nations relied on international vacationers.
“When the pandemic hit, many locations realized they wanted their native populations to journey however actually had no information or details about these markets,” Nevill stated. “This makes African locations essentially much less resilient than opponents with established home journey cultures.”
Creating incentives for native guests
Based on the Worldwide Finance Company, tourism has change into important for African economies over the previous 20 years.
In 2019, the business accounted for about 7% of Africa’s gross home product and contributed $169 billion (€160 billion) to the continent’s economic system. That is about as a lot because the mixed GDP of the Ivory Coast and Kenya.
In 2019, some 10 million worldwide vacationers visited Africa. This plummeted dramatically to 2.3 million in 2021 due to the pandemic.
This yr, nonetheless, worldwide tourism numbers throughout Africa are rising, stated Hanneli Slabber, the top of promoting at South African Tourism.
For its half, South Africa is specializing in the home market to be able to sustainably revive the business, a plan the nation adopted in 2020.
“The pandemic resulted in an increasing number of South Africans experiencing day journeys, numerous them first-timers, folks that have by no means thought-about a visit for leisure functions,” Slabber stated. “We have now labored arduous to guarantee that individuals know in regards to the totally different experiences, together with those which can be completely free.”
In February 2022, 1.1 million locals traveled inside South Africa in comparison with 750,000 within the earlier yr, Slabber says.
‘Khaki safari’ makes approach for the ‘Afrofuturist’
Tourism professional Nevill emphasizes that rising home journey in Africa is kind of difficult.
In Africa, the native journey tradition could be very small to begin with, Nevill stated, and this makes the home tourism sector extra susceptible to issues like a weak economic system or rising prices of dwelling.
South Africa was one of many first nations within the area to have a nationwide home tourism technique.
One instance of this technique is the journey marketing campaign “Sho’t left,” that means “across the nook” in native vernacular, which inspires locals to be vacationers inside South Africa.
Throughout its annual sale week, the tourism workplace presents home journey offers and packages, the place costs are slashed by as much as 50%.
Throughout different occasions corresponding to South Africa’s Heritage Month, locals are provided free entry to many museums and gardens.
Nevill says investments are more and more being made in new inns providing a nature tourism expertise that’s totally different from the standard safaris, during which Western vacationers kitted out within the safari outfits of colonial instances are pushed by way of a recreation park.
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One other rising marketplace for a more recent journey class, based on Nevill, is that of the youthful and digitally savvy “Afrofuturist” vacationers, who’re already used to worldwide journey.
Ideas for native markets
The home tourism markets of most African nations are smaller than South Africa’s, with Kenya and Nigeria being two exceptions.
Nonetheless, in the course of the pandemic, many nations on the continent tried to advertise home and regional journey by providing discounted fares aimed toward native vacationers, Nevill stated.
Rwanda, for instance, is consulting with the IFC on a method for the event of native and regional markets however already presents staggered value classes for home and home guests.
And again in Zambia, DW requested numerous privately owned lodges why native wanted to pay to enter, however has acquired no response as of the time of publication.
Nationwide tourism authority workers made it clear in a number of off-record conversations that the difficulty was necessary, however DW was unable to get an official assertion whether or not authority had any plans to enhance the scenario.
This text was initially written in German. It was tailored by Benita van Eyssen.
Whereas present process troublesome circumstances, the tourism sector continues to be resilient , says Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.
“I do know I’ve mentioned quite a few occasions earlier than, however I’ll say it once more, the tourism sector is extremely resilient, and us being right here right this moment is testomony to that,” Sisulu mentioned.
Talking on the Africa Journey Indaba underway in Durban, Sisulu mentioned the province of KwaZulu-Natal is recovering from the devastation of the latest torrential rains, which brought about flooding.
The Indaba is being held beneath the theme: Africa’s Tales, Your Success.
“I wish to thank every South African, in addition to companions from the world over, for the help they’ve proven in making certain that our sector and the folks of KwaZulu-Natal get again on their ft,” Sisulu mentioned on Tuesday.
The Minister is inspired by the efforts and swift motion of the provincial management workforce led by Premier Sihle Zikalala.
“In reflecting on these catastrophes, we should be cognisant that we’re experiencing warning indicators of local weather change, subsequently our sector should be a part of the united international response to the problem of lowering carbon emissions.
“We all know from our insights that accountable tourism and sustainability are massive consideration for travellers from numerous elements of the world. Over time, they’ve positioned even larger significance on this difficulty when selecting a vacation spot to go to,” Sisulu mentioned.
Accountable tourism needs to be the way in which of the longer term. “Training tourism that minimises carbon footprints, conserves power and water, reduces waste and plastic consumption and ensures that honest advantages accrue to communities and workers, isn’t just an choice – it’s vitally essential.”
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Guaranteeing that communities entry actual advantages from tourism is essential to the success and sustainability of the tourism trade on the African continent.
“After we begin telling our personal story as a continent, we embark on the journey of adjusting the narrative about Africa.
“We invite the world to affix and journey with us as we, collectively, inform the story of Africa, and importantly, we ourselves rediscover who we’re – a proud invincible folks, who survived the brutality of colonialism.
“As a continent, we’re a novel mix of tradition, heritage, nature-based, rural and concrete experiences make Africa a wealthy and different, all-year vacation spot, with a novel historical past of braveness, resilience and historic websites that inform of our development,” Sisulu mentioned.
There are 625 consumers from numerous elements of the world who’ve come to expertise various, authentically African merchandise and experiences that the continent has on supply at this yr’s indaba.
“It’s no doubt that the whole world remains to be navigating and recovering from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tourism sector has been amongst the toughest hit, but has led financial restoration and bringing us collectively once more.”
The Minister mentioned all international locations in Africa have potential for home tourism progress.
Monrovia — Experiencing the sudden abortion of touchdown by a flight nearly hitting a darkish runway was the “most horrific, terrifying and nerve-racking” incident ever confronted by Sweetie Sharpe who was onboard Brussels SN2608 which needed to hover over Liberian airspace a number of instances earlier than rerouting to Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The flight aborted the touchdown after descending on the Roberts Worldwide Airport and immediately found that the runway was darkish – one thing that might have put the lives of passengers on board in extreme hazard.
Narrating her expertise, Sweetie Sharpe who recorded a video of the pilot asserting why the aircraft couldn’t land and shared it on social media recalled that the after the touchdown was aborted, the aircraft hovered within the air for almost half-hour earlier than deciding to land in Freetown due because it was operating low on jet gas.
“Almost a number of seconds into touchdown the pilot realized there was no electrical energy on the runway making such touchdown inconceivable! For at the very least half-hour we hovered across the metropolis hoping the electrical energy will come again or at the very least talk with somebody at ROB Airport. At which, we had no luck..everybody on board together with myself panicked and have become very afraid. No mild, no communication from ROB workers completely, no reply… ,” she recalled.
She added, “Such expertise had my coronary heart in my mouth, very scared, scary sufficient contemplating all the different elements that come when flying. The concept of experiencing excessive turbulence is terrifying, and the thought of crashing is much more fearful. My expertise was simply an absolute nightmare!”
Within the video recorded by Ms. Sharpe, the pilot is heard asserting “I want to inform you that the airport in Monrovia is closed and there’s no electrical energy in the mean time. They’re attempting to repair it, however we’ve some gas to do a number of miles; however till now, we haven’t any contact on the airport of Monrovia so we’ve determined to return to Freetown. In Freetown, we’ll see if we will take some gas and what the choice can be subsequent… “
RIA: Technical Glitch, Not Blackout
Airport authorities on Wednesday night time blamed the unlucky incident on the airport crew liable for lighting on the airport and vowed to take punitive actions in opposition to these accountable.
In an announcement issued on Thursday, the Liberia Airport Authority denied that the airport was of electrical energy on the time SN Brussels tried touchdown, however stated there was a “technical glitch”. In accordance with the airport administration, the difficulty was resolved in report time.
RIA Administration: “At no time, throughout or earlier than this technical prevalence, was there an influence outage on the Roberts Worldwide Airport, nor was the airport ever closed. The method management was in communication with the Plane always till they made the choice to divert.
“Administration reassures all airport customers that we’re dedicated to making sure their security.”
On the similar time, the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA), the regulatory physique for the aviation sector, in an announcement expressed concern over the incident involving SN Brussels.
“We’re grateful that the aircraft safely landed on the RIA that night time, following a number of frantic efforts by the Liberia Airport Authority and the Roberts Worldwide Airport Administration,” the LCAA acknowledged.
In accordance with the LCAA, its technical workforce is engaged on preventive measures with the Liberia Airport Authority to make sure that there isn’t a future prevalence.
“As a regulatory physique, we will guarantee the general public that we’ll conduct an unbiased and thorough investigation into the state of affairs in accordance with the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group’s requirements,” the LCAA acknowledged.
That is the second time in three months a descending aircraft has been compelled to abort touchdown attributable to darkish runway on the RIA. In February, Royal Air Maroc was compelled to additionally divert its touchdown to Freetown because of the similar cause.
To this point, solely SN Brussels and Air France are flying instantly from Europe to Monrovia. Nevertheless, Air France is predicted to make its final journey to Liberia on April 30. The airways stated, the cancellation of flights to Monrovia is because of the inviability of the market right here and the disaster in Mali. Air France resumed its flights to Monrovia in 2020.
“Primarily based on the financial efficiency, the present geopolitical state of affairs and the Air France-KLM’s total plan to revive its profitability, Air France has determined to droop its flights to Monrovia, Liberia, as of the tip of April 2022. Prospects already booked on flights after the tip of April, will probably be knowledgeable individually. The purchasers involved can change their journey plans or cancel the journey and request a refund. Air France want to thank the federal government of Liberia and the airport authorities for his or her continued help within the operation of this route” Air France acknowledged within the assertion issued.
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Darkish Airport Embarrassment
It may be recalled that through the funeral ceremony of Dr. Amos Sawyer, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf stated she had anticipated extra dignitaries who had referred to as her to be current on the funeral. “Possibly the airport was too darkish,” she stated.
On March 28, President Weah and different authorities officers had been greeted with darkness upon their arrival on the RIA from the United Arab Emirates the place they’d gone to take part within the EXPO Dubai 2020.
A day later, vacationers had been once more compelled to make use of the torch of their respective telephones to offer mild within the terminals on the airport. A video that went viral on social media, confirmed the vacationers complaining and expressing severe frustration over the disgraceful state of affairs whereas awaiting their respective flights for departure together with their baggage.
Wa — The Higher West Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Peter Anumbugre Ndekugri, has urged homeowners of inns and hostels to offer satisfactory safety to make sure the protection of its members.
He mentioned it was essential for each particular person within the area to take accountability and work collectively to stop and battle crime.
“A number of the inns and hostels do not need certified safety guards and lots of the accessible ones are outdated males who find yourself sleeping at put up; it’s, subsequently, your accountability to offer sturdy and certified safety guards at your neighborhood to make sure the protection of members”, he mentioned.
DCOP Ndekugri mentioned this at a stakeholder’s engagement assembly with homeowners and managers of inns and hostels within the area on Monday at Wa.
He mentioned safety was a shared accountability and emphasised the necessity for lodge homeowners to make sure that their individuals have been nicely protected
He recommended once more that shut circuit tv (CCT) cameras ought to be put in on main corridors of inns and hostels and monitored by consultants on the reception.
The commander suggested them to interact certified individuals to observe the put in safety cameras, including that the association ought to be executed professionally to make sure that they don’t open up their services to miscreants.
He urged the lodge homeowners to report suspicious behaviour of strangers of their services to the police for acceptable motion to be taken.
DCOP Ndekugri suggested the general public to assist fish out suspicious characters and report them to acceptable quarters such because the safety.
One of many individuals, Mohammed Sadick, on behalf of his colleagues, expressed appreciation to the Regional Police Command for organising the assembly and prayed for extra of such interactions on common foundation to assist cut back crimes within the area.