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The "Obama effect" of a US president with African heritage and the 2010 World Cup are boosting tourism in Africa, industry experts say.

"There has been a shift in the way people look at Africa," says the head of the UN World Tourism Organisation.

"Africa is now considered a very serious destination for travellers from the major generating markets," Taleb Rifai told a conference in Madrid.

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