Posted by Justtours News
The Akwaaba African Travel Market (AfTM), the leading international travel and tourism expo in West Africa, participated in Magical Kenya Expo (MKTE) linking West Africa to East Africa tourism.
Akwaaba’s presence in Nairobi, Kenya alongside ASKY airline was significant.
This participation was Akwaaba’s first exhibition outside West Africa in its 21 years of existence.
The organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market, Ikechi Uko said
Akwaaba which organises Accra Weizo in Ghana has attended many travel and tourism fairs around the world, but this will be its first as an exhibitor.
“Akwaaba has been to the biggest travel fairs in London, UK, ITB Berlin in Germany, ATM in Dubai, UAE, Travel Indaba in Durban, South Africa, Kilifair, Arusha in Tanzania, Sanganai Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, POATE in Kampala, Uganda, Weizo in Accra Ghana, MICE in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and others in Senegal, Spain and Algeria,” he said.
According to him,
” Choosing MKTE as its first exhibition is strategic and fits into the overall plan of Akwaaba as a pan African platform where “Africa meets the World.” According to Deborah Olukayode, who represented Akwaaba African Travel Market at MKTE 2025, “our experience here has encouraged us to attend other events across Africa. As a West African and Nigerian brand, we were shown a lot of love and given great attention by visitors to our stand. Our vision to connect Africa and Africans was reinforced at MKTE.”
According to Chinazam Ikech-Uko, who was one of the delegates, “We were very proud to represent Nigeria and West Africa. We brought our Jollof Rice game, and we blasted Afrobeats for 3 days here. We gave them some Lagos vibes and energy.”
Akwaaba African Travel Market is an annual travel and tourism event held in Lagos, Nigeria. The next edition is slated for September 13, 2026 to September 16, 2026.
Akwaaba is famous for its annual Africa Travel 100 awards, The Jollof Rice ‘War’, the Medical tourism Expo, the African Youth Bantaba, the African Tourism Conference and the Air Cargo CHINET Aviacargo conference.
The tourism exhibition attracted the highest turnout of African airlines at its last outing, bringing together 16 airlines.
Akwaaba African Travel Market was founded in 2004 by Ikechi Uko, a promoter of travel within Africa.
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