Africa is a continent full of beautiful history, but some of it is ugly and unpleasant. It is just as important to document and talk about the dark chapters for posterity. Uganda is doing just that with the announcement of plans to build an ‘Idi Amin museum’ to attract tourists. The museum will also showcase pre-colonial and colonial history.

Ethiopia has started issuing visa online for all tourists and other visitors from across the world effective June 1. The Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, Fitsum Arega said “A relaxed visa regime will enhance both #Ethiopia’s openness and will allow the country to harness the significant stopover transit traffic of @flyethiopian”.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has revealed that the country will “very soon” follow Rwanda’s example allowing all Africans to travel to the country without visas. The policy will open up the east African country to African visitors, and it will undoubtedly ease the free movement of African nationals and boost tourism.

Ethiopian Airlines has received its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 787-900, the first for an African airline to operate 100 aircraft fleet in the history of the continent.

Rwanda has scored a first, becoming Arsenal’s first official sleeve partner as part of the country’s drive to become a leading global tourist destination. The English Premier League football club will have all their teams wear the kit with ‘Visit Rwanda’ logo on the sleeves.

Increasingly, people opt for non-traditional relationships, but is there space for multiple lovers to have their polyamorous relationship legally recognised and protected in South Africa?

A five-year-old girl with albinism Djeneba Diarra was beheaded in a suspected ritual murder for her body parts in Mali. Her murder has caused an outrage in her home village and on social media. Prominent campaigner on albinism, Malian musician Salif Keita has commented on the murder of Djeneba, and pledged to fight for her justice.

RwandAir today makes its maiden flight from Kigali to Cape Town with a stop-over in Harare. RwandAir will operate four weekly flights on the Kigali, Harare and Cape Town route. The airline becomes the first to have a direct flight from Harare to Cape Town, and the direct link will help to boost tourism, trade and investment between Harare and Cape Town.

At least 17 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo where health personnel confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease. The outbreak declaration came after laboratory results confirmed two cases of Ebola in the north-western region of DRC.