Africa
Our vision for African tourism is also one of strong governance, more education and more and better jobs
What we do
Our mission is to support and assist UN Tourism African members and other stakeholders from the region in their efforts to develop their tourism industry as a catalyst for sustainable economic and social development, and ensuring that the members fully benefit from the services of the organization.
Africa Latest News
April 25, 2025
Gastronomy Tourism takes center stage in the Agenda for Africa
The 2nd UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa reinforced the region’s growing commitment to make gastronomy tourism a key driver in social and economic development.
April 10, 2025
South-South Cooperation for Tourism Development Advances at 2nd UN Tourism Africa & Americas Summit
UN Tourism has advanced South-South cooperation in tourism development, putting into action the aims of the Punta Cana Declaration signed by its Member States from Africa and the Americas. Building on the success of the inaugural event, the 2nd UN Tourism Africa & The Americas Summit outlined concrete plans for achieving shared goals, focused on innovation, Technical Cooperation, enhanced connectivity, tourism investments and tourist confidence through security.
March 25, 2025
UN Tourism Launches Investment Guidelines: “Tourism Doing Business: Investing in Namibia”
UN Tourism has presented its “Tourism Doing Business” guidelines, focused on the opportunities for international investors in Namibia’s burgeoning tourism sector.
March 14, 2025
UN Tourism Hosts Second Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa in Tanzania
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural edition in Zimbabwe, UN Tourism, the Basque Culinary Center and the United Republic of Tanzania will host the Second Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa in Arusha on 23–25 April 2025. The event is the leading UN Tourism initiative to position gastronomy tourism as a key driver of sustainable and inclusive development across the continent.
February 05, 2025
UN Tourism in Morocco: Driving Investments and Celebrating Innovation in Africa’s Most-Visited Destination
UN Tourism has strengthened its partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco, a key ally in its mission to grow innovation across Africa and boost investments into the tourism sector of the region.
December 23, 2024
Message of Elcia Grandcourt, UN Tourism Regional Director for Africa
November 14, 2024
Regional Congress Champions Gender-Inclusive Future for African Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with UN Tourism, successfully hosted a three-day Women in Tourism Regional Congress themed “Beyond empowerment to Education, Innovation, and Finance Access”.
October 15, 2024
Sierra Leone and UN Tourism join forces to host Women in Tourism Regional Congress
The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with UN Tourism, proudly announces the Women in Tourism Regional Congress, a pivotal three-day event aimed at reshaping the tourism landscape and opportunities for African women through enhanced education, technological innovation, and improved finance access.
October 03, 2024
Africa and Americas Unite at Landmark Summit to Plan Shared Tourism Future
Tourism leaders from both Africa and the Americas have jointly committed to working together to make the sector a pillar of collective sustainable and inclusive development across both continents.
Regional Department for Africa
Brand Africa
The African continent is endowed with an immense diversified cultural, natural and gastronomic heritage. However Africa is still much unknown in the mind of travelers and much progress still need to be made to promote positive storytelling aiming at attracting tourists around the world.
A Tour of African Gastronomy
Explore the legacy of centuries of amazing culinary traditions hand in hand with some of the most prominent figures of African Gastronomy. Over thirty Chefs will take you on a trip around the wonderful flavours and delicacies whose preparation alone is akin to a performance.
Africa Newsletter
February 20, 2025
Africa News Issue 24
April 30, 2024
Africa News Issue 23
January 31, 2024
Africa News Issue 22
May 25, 2022
Africa News | Volume 21. May 2022
November 18, 2021
Africa News | Volume 20. Nov 2021
April 30, 2021
AFRICA NEWS | Volume 19. April 2021
December 21, 2020
AFRICA NEWS | Volume 18. December 2020
September 21, 2020
AFRICA NEWS | Volume 17. September 2020
April 29, 2020
AfricaNews - April 2020 - N16
May 15, 2019
2019 Visa Openness Report for Africa
Africa Development and Cooperation
Development of a Classification System for Tourist Accommodation Establishments in Congo
An initiative aimed at modernizing the classification system for tourist accommodations, involving legal framework creation, capacity building, and a pilot phase implementation to integrate and sustain the classification system within the Ministry of Tourism structures.
