The Corridor is a weekly publication of record on the intersection of African tourism, hospitality and global political economy. It is published every Monday from Nairobi.
The publication exists because no other publication does this beat properly. Western publications cover Africa as exception. African publications cover tourism as industry. Neither covers the structural intersection of African tourism and the global political economy that shapes it. The Corridor was founded to occupy that ground.
What we publish
One issue every Monday morning. Each issue takes a global event or structural shift and analyses what it means for African tourism and hospitality at the destination, regional and continental levels. The publication is organised through six standing departments — Conflict & Displacement, Economics & Currency, Connectivity & Aviation, Policy & Governance, Climate & Environment, Diplomacy & Trade — and through three regional desks for East, Southern and North Africa, with West and Central Africa to follow.
Who reads us
Tourism ministers and the secretariats that brief them. Hotel investors and the boards that govern them. Development banks with hospitality portfolios. Sovereign wealth funds with tourism allocations. Conservation finance organisations. Regional secretariats. The analysts who advise all of the above. And readers in academia and journalism who want serious continental coverage of a sector usually treated as light entertainment.
Editorial position
The Corridor takes positions. It does not affect neutrality where the evidence does not warrant it. Where the publication has a position, that position is named, defended with the published evidence, and open to challenge through the Corrections process.
Editorial independence
The Corridor accepts no advertising and no sponsored content. It is funded by free subscription via Substack with future plans for a paid tier providing additional research outputs. Until then the publication is entirely independent of the institutions and operators it analyses.
Get in touch
Editorial: editor@thecorridorafrica.com
Corrections: corrections@thecorridorafrica.com
General enquiries: hello@thecorridorafrica.com