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The national carrier of Cape Verde has returned to the IATA Billing and Settlement Plan, a step that once again allows accredited agencies to issue tickets on the airline through their usual GDS platforms using the carrier's own ticket stock. The airline announced the development on Friday, 18 September, presenting it as a reinf… read more
West Africa's trade map is being redrawn, and Ghana has placed itself at the centre of the redesign. The country is advancing plans to link its railway network with Burkina Faso while tying that system into the Volta Lake, creating a corridor capable of carrying agricultural produce, minerals and manufactured goods between the Atlantic coast and… read more
Eight months after an armed assault at a West African airport left it badly damaged, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by ASKY has formally returned to commercial service. The repair work, handled by a specialist maintenance and overhaul partner, marks an important operational milestone for the pan-African carrier, which is at the sam… read more
Two of East Africa's most recognisable flag carriers have handed their technology future to the same provider within the space of six weeks, and the implications for agencies across the region deserve careful attention. Air Tanzania Company Limited confirmed its selection on 11 August, and Kenya Airways followed… read more
South Africa still holds the largest rhino population in the world, and it is growing. On World Rhino Day, 22 September 2026, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment put the minimum national population at the end of 2025 at 15,096 animals, made up of at least 12,531 whi… read more
Zanzibar received 917,167 international visitors in 2025, an increase of 24.5 per cent on the previous year. The island is now within reach of one million arrivals. For Mohammed Hersi, Group Director of Operations at Pollmans Tours & Safaris and a member of the Essence of Africa advisory pan… read more
The most important piece of news for travel companies in East Africa is not a stadium. It is a visa. President Yoweri Museveni said on 22 September 2026 that he will speak to his counterparts in Kenya and Tanzania about a single entry visa for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, so that fans, teams,… read more
Two more narrow-body jets have joined the fleet of Ethiopian Airlines, taking the carrier to 31 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. For agencies and tour operators across the continent, the important detail is not the aircraft count. It is what these jets do: they open and thicken the short and medium-haul routes that fe… read more
Mozambique's flag carrier is still the state company that puts the most pressure on the national budget. That is the finding of the Fiscal Risks Report 2027, published by the country's Ministry of Finance and reported this week. The airline, known for decades as Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM)… read more
The scrapping of a single narrow-body jet rarely counts as big news. Yet the decision to break up a 20-year-old Airbus A319 that once flew as 6V-AMA for Air Senegal says a great deal about how aircraft financing shapes air links across West Africa. The jet served the Senegalese flag carrier for … read more
Cabo Verde Airlines back on agency screens after six years outside the global ticketing system
Ghana Bets \$200m on Volta Lake and Rail Corridor to Unlock Sahel Trade Routes
ASKY puts repaired Boeing 737 MAX 8 back in the sky as Lomé hub growth accelerates across West Afric
Sabre Lands Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania: What the PSS Switch Means for NDC Access Travelnews dail
South Africa's Rhino Numbers Rise 4.9% as Poaching Falls Again in Kruger and KwaZulu-Natal
Zanzibar Tops 917,000 Arrivals as Operators Warn Against Chasing Volume Over Yield
Uganda Backs Three-Country Single Visa as AFCON 2027 Deadlines Tighten in East Africa
Ethiopian Airlines Takes 31st Boeing 737 MAX 8 as Regional Network Growth Speeds Up
Air Mozambique Named Biggest Fiscal Risk to State as Fleet Renewal Gets Under Way
Air Senegal A319 to Be Broken Up for Parts as Carlyle Lease Dispute Hits Regional Fleet
