Penwith African Studies

Historic sites are still vividly seen in Sierra Leone. They stood the test of time, they survived the civil war. These historical sites are among the rarest in the world. A hot spot for tourists before the war, Sierra Leone, the small West African nation is rich in history. Archaeologist's states that the country was inhabited over 2,500 ago by… […]

South African High Commission in Nigeria has formally announced agreement with a Lagos based firm, the VFS Global Services for outsourcing of visa application processes. South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Kingsley J.N Mamabolo who made the disclosure during an official media briefing in Lagos also said that with effect from Friday, December… […]

Increasing numbers of Britons are flying to Tunisia for holidays, a trend that has seen the country's national airline launch extra services. Figures from the Tunisian National Tourist Office say there was a 29 percent increase in UK arrivals to the North African country in January to September 2010, compared to the same period last year. Tunisia’s… […]

A property arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund known as Qatari Diar will build a tourism complex in southern Tunisia at the cost of $80 million. According to Diar’s managing director Mohamed al Hadfa, the planned complex will sit on over 40 hectares in the city of Tozeur. It will include a hotel, shopping centre and other leisure facilities,… […]

Egypt and Iran have agreed to resume direct flights between their capitals after 30 years of cold war diplomacy. A memorandum of understanding was signed over the weekend in the Egyptian capital Cairo between civil aviation and tourism authorities from both countries, under the supervision of Egypt's minister of civil aviation Ahmed Shafiq and… […]