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Transport group Greyhound has announced that its Greyhound and Citiliner bus operations will close in February 2021.
In a statement published on its website and social media platforms, Greyhound said that its services will run until 14 February 2021. The group said that passengers with tickets booked for services after… read more
ALHAJI Mohammed Tukur has formally resigned his appointment as the Managing Director of Afrijet Airlines.
He joined the airline in 2008 as an Executor Director Corporate Affairs and became the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer in 2014. Alhaji Tukur was among the pioneer staff of the defunct Chanchangi Airlines and was c… read more
A South African minister responsible for the beleaguered state-owned carrier has said today that South African Airways (SAA) may be able to exit administration sometime in February. DPE Director-General Kgathatso Tlhakudi further said that a decision on an equity partner could come as soon as March.
After hemorrhaging money and rely… read more
Ratings agency S& P Global has affirmed its “AAA/A-1+” foreign currency issuer credit rating of the African Development Bank with a stable outlook. The ratings agency said its outlook reflected the expectation that the African Development Bank (AfDB) would, over the next two years, “prudently manage its capital while mai… read more
Ivory Coast-based Air Afrique was started up in the early 1960s. At the time, many African countries, including newly independent former French colonies, couldn’t afford to operate their own national airline. But sensibly enough, many of those countries teamed up and set up an airline together with help from France. Originally, Air Afriqu… read more
There is a growing number of countries in the world that plan to open borders and allow entry of foreign tourists vaccinated against COVID-19. The coronavirus vaccination would exempt travelers from any special travel and entry requirements.
Vaccinated tourists are already welcomed in the Seychelles, Iceland and Romania.… read more
The Republic of South Sudan through its Labor Ministry January 28 announced a major development that will see the nation adopt a different time zone.
"The National Ministry of Labor hereby informs all the Civil Service Institutions, Commissions, Diplomatic Missions, UN agencies, International and National Non-Governmental Orga… read more
HNA group, which owes around 15 airlines including Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines and Ghana's Africa World Airlines (AWA), has been declared bankrupt and placed in receivership.
Having become one of the largest buyers of global assets in China, the conglomerate created in 1993 by Chen Feng (he worked for the civil aviati… read more
The United Kingdom Government has exempted Nigeria from a list of 30 countries that have been banned from entering the UK over rising COVID-19 cases.
According to a statement at the government website, gov. uk, countries, including Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Democratic… read more
Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has rolled out new measures to offer its members more support, flexibility, and choice – allowing members to retain elite tier status until 2022. The loyalty programme is one of the first in the world, and first in the region, to offer its members a ge… read more
Greyhound closes operations in South Africa after 37 years
Mohammed Tukur bows out of Afrijet
South African Airways Could Leave Administration By March
African Development Bank’s AAA Rating Outlook Stable – S&P Global
What Happened To Air Afrique?
South Sudan announces new time zone
Chinese group HNA, parent company of Africa World Airlines (AWA), declares bankruptcy
Nigeria exempted as UK imposes travel ban on 30 countries
Emirates Skywards offers members more flexibility and assurance until 2022
