Policy & Governance
How visa regimes, government tourism strategies, multilateral agreements and public investment decisions either accelerate or constrain Africa's ability to capture global visitor demand.
East Africa Earns $7.7 Billion in Tourism. Up to 60 Percent Exits the Region. The Architecture to Stop the Leak Does Not Exist.
Africa attracted 74 million international tourists in 2024, generating $169 billion in total economic contribution. Yet a structural analysis of where that revenue actually flows reveals a consistent pattern of value extraction that undermines the sovereign tourism architecture of the continent's most visited destinations. The Corridor introduces the Corridor Index, a framework for measuring the degree to which a destination captures, retains and reinvests visitor spend within its own economy.
Read Full Analysis →More Policy & Governance analysis publishing every Monday. The Corridor tracks how government decisions shape Africa's tourism future.