THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOURISM, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA: EMPIRICAL STUDY WITH PANEL DATA

Résumé

Faced with increased energy demand, the need to consume clean and sustainable energy for more environmentally friendly activities requires the transition to renewable energies. The tourism sector like any other sector integrates sustainability into its activities in order to contribute to sustainable development. The objective of our study is to empirically examine the role of energy transition in tourism performance in a panel of 48 African countries over a period of 1995 to 2015. The results indicate that the energy transition negatively impacts tourism revenues. This leads us to conclude that the substitution of fossil fuels by renewable energies affects the tourism performance of African countries.