All is now set for this year’s Akwaaba Africa Travel Market, which opens tomorrow, at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

It has been confirmed that the Ghana Tourism Authority will storm Lagos with a team of top tourism products led by the Chief Executive Mr. Akwasi Agyeman. The team will also include actor Van Vicker, who is popular among Nigerian audiences, having featured in a lot of Nollywood movies.

I’m Ikechi Uko, the founder of AKWAABA Travel Tourism Market. I studied Geography. I lived in different parts of the Nigeria and I’m from Abia State. I grew up in Enugu, went to the University of Ibadan...

Since the unification of the UAE’s seven emirates in 1972, when Ras Al Khaimah finally joined Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah to form a federation, the country has made its mark in the world as a leading tourism destination.

In the whirlwind that has been the last three days, I have been to both the high-end, must-visit venues of Accra and the more low-key places around the city.

Even for a first time visitor, it’s hard not to be disarmed by the warmth behind the greeting, Akwaaba -a word denoting welcome in Akan, a Ghana dialect.