Africa’s tourism sector pleads for $10bn in urgent relief funding
Many countries lack the resources to help the industry and these livelihoods through the crisis
07 May 2020 - 15:47
Africa’s ailing tourism sector is seeking $10bn (about R186bn) in urgent relief funding to save it from imminent collapse, agencies representing the industry said.
Stakeholders said the sector, considered to be the backbone of the continent’s economy, has been hardest hit by national lockdowns imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19. The highly contagious virus has infected more than 3.78-million people globally and killed at least 264,000...
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