Linking West to East Africa, foremost international travel and tourism expo in West Africa, the Akwaaba African Travel Market (AfTM) alongside ASKY, graced the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) in Nairobi, Kenya as the only West Africa exhibitors.

This participation at MKTE according to Deborah Olukayode, who represented Akwaaba African Travel Market at MKTE 2025, reinforces AfTM’s vision to connect Africa and Africans. She said: “MKTE 2025 is Akwaaba African Travel Market’s first exhibition outside West Africa. 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”.

Akwaaba which also organises Accra Weizo in Ghana has attended many travel and tourism fairs around the world. 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.

Chinazam Ikech-Uko, who also worked at the AfTM’s exhibition stand at MKTE said: “We are very proud to represent Nigeria and West Africa. We brought our Jollof Rice game, and we blasted Afrobeats for three 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 for the past 21 years. The next edition is slated for the 13th to the 16th of September 2026. Akwaaba African Travel Market 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. It 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 great promoter of travel within Africa by Africans.