Benin News News Benin » Tourism: Benin Stakes Its Claim As Africa’s Next Hub For Tourism And Investment With PFL Africa Finals
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. In just a few weeks, the Republic of Benin will host the inaugural ...
News Benin » Tourism: Why Benin Is One of Africa’s Most Meaningful Travel Destinations?
Benin is emerging as one of Africa’s most compelling tourism destinations. From UNESCO-listed heritage and Vodun traditions to wildlife parks, creative culture, and human-centered travel, “Benin, a ...
News Benin » Tourism: Benin Handicrafts and Tourism Minister Mamata Bako Djaouga speaks with eTN
At the recent UNWTO General Assembly in Kazakhstan, eTN’s publisher Juergen Thomas Steinmetz had the opportunity to speak with Mamata Bako Djaouga, Minister of Handicrafts and Tourism for Benin in Afr ...
News Benin » Tourism: BENIN | A tourism destination in the making
The bulldozers have resumed their activity in the coastal districts of western Cotonou, where La Route des Pêches (the Fishing Route) starts. This sandy track that stretches for about 40 kilometres ...
News Benin » Tourism: Benin’s New Venture to Expand Tourism from 2.6 Percent to 10 Percent of GDP in Ten Years
At just US$197 million in 2014, Benin’s tourism revenues are below the country’s potential. The World Bank is providing 50 million dollars in funding to kick start the sector in the historical city of ...
News Benin » Tourism: Benin leans into painful past to encourage cultural tourism
Tourists crowded beneath the Door of No Return, an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those crammed onto slave ships bound for the New World. Benin, which held a ...
News Benin » Tourism: Dubai World eyes tourism projects in Benin
18 April 2008 Dubai - Dubai World yesterday said it has entered negotiations with Benin to develop large-scale tourist attractions in the West African country, including a 32 kilometre beachfront ...
News Benin » Tourism: Benin’s Tourism Industry Earns $109 Million, Minister Says
Benin’s tourism industry earned 55 billion CFA francs ($112 million) this year, up from 48 billion CFA Francs in 2009, Tourism Minister Claudine Prudencio said. Foreign visitors to the West African ...