Despite a growing African tourism industry, which increased by over 8% per annum from 2000-05, many African countries have been unable to harness this economic opportunity due, in large part, to weak capacity and poor business skills. According to a recent market survey conducted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on tourism training in Africa, tourism and hospitality enterprises have little access to local tourism management training, and as a result, face obstacles such as the inability to form franchises or market internationally.