Tourism Chronicles

By Annabel Bonney If you’ve been wondering “how many people visited Lagos from diaspora for Detty December last year,” the answer might surprise you: around 495,000. This estimate, backed by MO Africa in partnership with Lagos State agencies, suggests that 90% of the 550,000 inbound air passengers during December 2024 were Nigerians returning home from […]

By Annabel Bonney If you’re asking “how many diasporeans have visited Ghana in the last 10 years for Year of Return,” the reality is this: there’s no precise, universally agreed number—but we do have a strong estimate for 2019 and a wider trend for 2020–2025. The Year of Return: A Defining Moment Launched in 2019,

By Annabel Bonney Africa has long been a victim of lazy storytelling and whitewashing.  Poverty, insurgency, insecurity, disease outbreaks, corruption—those are the narratives that dominate the global media when it comes to our continent. Nigeria, in particular, has taken more than its fair share of blows. But there is one underrated force that can flip

By Annabel Bonney Nigeria’s tourism potential isn’t a dream—it’s a goldmine waiting to be unlocked. But let’s be honest: potential means nothing without direction. While other nations are cashing in on culture, nature, and experience-based travel, Nigeria is still warming up. Why? Because the people who should be moving the needle—government agencies, private players, local

By Annabel Bonney Tourism has long been hailed as a golden key for unlocking economic prosperity and cross-cultural connection. But in Nigeria and many parts of West Africa, tourism remains an underdeveloped dream. With potential as rich as its landscapes and culture, why does this region still struggle to become a thriving tourist hotspot? This