In late February, Assinie beach, 80 kilometres from Abidjan, hosted the Africa Surf Tour, a continent-wide competition. "Over the past few years, more and more people have taken up surfing ...

Souleymane Sidibe from Cote d'Ivoire competes during Africa Surf Tour 2025 at Assinie beach on Feb 22. With a 570-kilometer coastline on the Atlantic and sometimes impressive waves, the west African ...

Now more than ever, though, with the explosion of Afrobeats and Nollywood, people outside the continent can see how many countries have become tourism destinations, including Kenya, South Africa, and ...