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Nigeria’s immediate past First Family spent a total of 301 days abroad seeking medical attention, at a time the health sector back home is bedeviled by multiple challenges from lack of funding, deteriorating infrastructure through to brain drain and more crucially, corruption. Former president Muhammadu Buhari, his wife Aisha Buhari …

The Deputy Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture, Hon Mark Okraku-Mantey has today, April 26,2023 cuts sod for the construction of Amphitheater which is  to be built at the cultural center of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. According to the Minister, it is not only Kumasi that will benefit from …

Ghanaian socialist who doubles as a nudist, Shugatiti, has detailed the challenges she has faced with government agencies ever since she opened a restaurant in Accra. The business owner famed for serving food in genital-shaped clay pots has announced that the Ghana Tourism Authority has served her a letter asking …

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has been accused of using a musician’s work without permission or credit to advertise the country to tourists. Ghanaian musician Kirani Ayat said he reached out to the government for support before shooting his Guda music video but he was turned down. The video was shot …

With architectural ambition, amongst others transformed to reality, Dubai keeps attracting attention and the Nollywood quartet believes Africa, known for its natural resources and culture, can excel in tourism if it takes a cue from the most populated city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Known as ‘Dubai Girls’, the …

Veteran Ghanaian music producer, songwriter and singer, Charles Amoah has tasked Government to put strategic policies in place to develop the music industry in order to advance its tourism agenda, Purefmonline.com reports. Speaking on Kumasi-based Pure FM’s ‘Hammer Time’ entertainment program, the ‘Eye Odo Asem’ hitmaker remarked that Music is …

The Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal on Thursday unveiled Asamoah Gyan as one of Ghana’s Tourism Goodwill Ambassadors. The Minister, during a short ceremony to unveil the renowned footballer, said Gyan had gained prominence over the world and it was important to appreciate him as a country and …

All is set for this year’s Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival, Mr Kofi Atta Kakra Kusi, Deputy Head, Corporate Affairs, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has disclosed. He said the festival since its inception in 2003, had been an annual event which brought dozens of tourists from in country and the diaspora …

Mr Kofi Atta Kakra Kusi, Deputy Head, Corporate Affairs, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) says the introduction of the domestic tourism campaign by the Authority has helped the sector bounce back after the devastating effect of COVID-19. He said the regional tourism campaign launched in 2021 by the President created an …

At a time when the number of tourists is low as the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia seems to be giving Tanzanian tourism players a reason to smile. Traditionally, the number of Russian tourists visiting Tanzania has been almost negligible. The top ten sources of tourists to Tanzania include …