It’s Christmas afternoon in Banjul, and the city feels electric. The air is thick with the promise of something big: today marks the start of the much-anticipated Banjul Cultural Festival, a celebration months in the making, now set to sweep through every street and...

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh Travellers looking for their next adventure may want to set their sights on an emerging voice in the world of tourism: the West Africa Tourism Organisation, or WATO. Established with a simple but ambitious goal—to put West Africa on the map for...