What's new
What we added and changed across the site, the School and our apps, newest first.
November 2026
- African Ambassador is now on the App Store and Google Play.
- Tales by Moonlight is on the App Store and Google Play.
- Kenya's visitor insurance rule added to the ETA tracker. Every country checked 5 November.
- Women's safety page: US and UK travel advice checked 5 November. Kenya is now Level 3.
- New country profiles on the blog for The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, in four languages.
October 2026
- Ria's Colony School opened, with full courses, quizzes and certificates.
- New courses including The Africa Trade Course, Tourism, Country Marketing and Performance Marketing.
- A new Apps page where you can try each of our apps.
- African Ambassador launched, with Logbooks for every game and a Teacher pass.
- Tales by Moonlight added Tonight's Story and Reading Circles.
- Knowledge Bank brings Style Vault and the School together in one place.
- The Africa Story Project opened.
- A new Tools page for our free tools.
- A faster home page.
September 2026
- Africa Contraband Guide: banned and restricted items for all 54 countries.
- Women's Safety in Africa page.
- Tourism at a Glance: arrivals and tourism income for all 54 countries.
- Topic pages that group every blog post by subject, including Doing Business in Africa.
- Blog series you can follow, with email alerts for new posts.
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