November 2, 2023 Researchers working with the Vallee de Mai Special Reserve on Praslin, Seychelles’ second most populated island, say they want to study the impact of tourism at the UNESCO World Heritage site in the coming years. This is being reported by Seychelles News Agency (SNA). The statement was made on Thursday 2 November […]
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25 September 2023 Seven new African sites were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the just concluded extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event which kicked off on Sunday 10 September 2023 came to a close today Monday 25 September, with the committee adding
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20 September 2023 UNESCO Cairo Office and Khartoum Office, in partnership with the British Council, joined forces to hold the Expert Meeting on Living Heritage and Emergencies: Planning the Response for Safeguarding Living Heritage in Sudan at the Child Museum in Heliopolis in Egypt from 10 to 13 September 2023. The Meeting held in the
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19 September 2023 Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park, situated in the Southern and Western Province of the East African country, has been officially designated as a natural World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee. This was done on 19 September 2023, making it the
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By Niyi David While the role played by Île de Gorée (Gorée Island) in the slave trade has been disputed by scholars, the fact that it is one of the major tourists’ attractions in Senegal cannot be contended. Presently one of the 19 districts of Dakar, Île de Gorée is a volcanic rock island of
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On 24 July 2023, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and ICCROM, held an online workshop dedicated to “Re-discovering African urban heritage through the lenses of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape” (HUL). Thanks to the generous support of the Government of Norway, the workshops recorded
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) with support from the Isles government, in efforts to maintain Zanzibar’s major heritage site, has launched ‘capacity-building project’ on revitalising Stone Town of Zanzibar by promoting socio economic development. The event, according to report on Daily News, was officiated by the Minister for Tourism and Heritage Mr. Simai
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2 April 2024 Revered tourism guru, Alain St. Ange says that Ilha de Moçambique (Mozambique Island) which remains a key USP of Southern African nation, Mozambique needs to be protected. Mr. St. Ange stated this in early March, following a visit to the island which has been opened to tourism even with a bridge that
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22 March 2024 Revered global tourism guru and most widely known tourism personality of the Indian Ocean, Alain St. Ange was welcomed in Mamoudzou, the capital city of Mayotte, the French overseas region and department by the island’s main press, whom he granted interviews on arrival. The former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and
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5 March 2024 The World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards (WSTHA) has unveiled 21 categories for its inaugural global programme, which aims to recognise and share the stories of individuals and organisations making an impactful contribution in sustainable travel and tourism. The categories have been selected by an Advisory Board made up of 11 leaders in sustainable
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