U.S., Dec. 20 -- Known as the New Hawaii in West Africa, Sierra Leone is a founding member of the African Tourism Board This West African Country is on a fast track to becoming an African leader in tourism safety and security.

Immediately after the soft launch of the African Tourism Board during WTM in London in 2018, the outspoken Hon Dr. Memunatu Pratt , Minister of Tourism & Culture Sierra Leone was introduced to Dr. Peter Tarlow, head of SaferTourism what is part of the TravelNewsGroup (publisher of eTurboNews).

Before the African Tourism Board (ATB)was launched in April 2019 all initial activities took place as projects of the I nternational Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) Founding Member Sierra Leone was involved in this proc...