African Athletes USA

David Rudisha ready for Eugene Race

World record-holder David Rudisha is eager to lead a world-class 800m field on June 1 at the Prefontaine Classic, where he will take on all seven of the other Olympic finalists from last year. Rudisha,... 

• Denver Nuggets’ Masai Ujiri named NBA’s top executive
• NBA playoffs: Joakim Noah, Marco Belinelli and Bulls oust Nets in Game 7

Sports

Micho Appointed Uganda Cranes Coach

Kampala, Uganda – SERBIAN tactician Milutin “Micho” Sredojević has been unveiled as the new Cranes coach on a 2yr deal this afternoon at FUFA House in Mengo. The Cranes job... 

• St. George in a 2-0 win over ENPPI
• Mestawat Tufa & Zersenay Tadese set course records at Gifu Seiryu Half-Marathon

Sports Events

The Mauritius Regatta – May 18-25

Mauritius Regatta (Photo: www.themauritiusregatta.com) Press Release After three editions in the Seychelles, the first edition of the Mauritius Regatta will be held in Mauritius from 18th to... 

• Portland to Host 2013 USA Gymnastics Men’s Junior Olympics National Championships
• Boston victims honoured as London anticipates fast times

Sports Tourism

Sports Tourism Conference gets down to business

Press Release A HIGH-POWERED international conference on sports tourism is to be held at the Durban International Convention Centre in September, 2013, alongside the annual Sports and Events... 

• New Golf & Safari Travel Brochure Launched At Tourism Indaba in South Africa
• The Anguilla Open – A “First Class” Golf Event

Adventure

Extreme YOLO Safari: Passage To Africa’s Vanishing Tribes of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, September 7-17, 2013

Press Release Cape Town, South Africa (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 - Passage to Africa has created a safari invitational for only the fittest and bravest to Ethiopia‘s extreme remote areas with... 

• Hot-Air Balloon Flights Resume in Luxor After Six-Week Suspension
• Africa Adventure Consultants’ “In Livingstone’s Footsteps” Safari Named a Tour of a Lifetime for 2013

Destinations

AU’s 50th Anniversary to Promote New Ethiopian Image

By Marta Zerihun The 50th AU Anniversary is a great opportunity to sell new images of Ethiopia to guests and dignitaries who come to Addis Ababa to partake in the celebrations of the continental... 

• South Africa – a top tourism destination
• Ethiopian to Start Flights to Seoul

Tourism

Tourism and Hospitality week to be held in Addis Ababa

Genet Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Catering and Tourism Training Institute (CTTI) under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) is to organise a tourism and hospitality week for... 

• State secures over 715.4 million Birr from tourism
• Gondar Zone secures over 24 million Birr from tourism

Travel

Obama to tour Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in June

US President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in June, the White House has said. Mr Obama is expected to meet lawmakers as well as business and civil society leaders... 

• Ethiopian is selected as an Official Carrier of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the OAU-AU
• Kenya to host Africa’s “Oscars of the Travel Industry”