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The African Union on Saturday cautioned countries across the world against imposing quick travel bans on travellers from the continent, in the wake of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus said to be more infectious.
Dr John Nkengasong, the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the history… read more
Passengers onboard two KLM flights that arrived from South Africa earlier today appear to be stranded on the aircraft at Schiphol. The passengers are being held while they await the results of a COVID test, as Europe continues to shut down connections to southern Africa over worries of a new variant of the virus. Passengers were eventually allow… read more
After canceling two signature global trade shows due to the Covid-19 pandemic, South African Tourism announced it will be hosting both Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba in 2022. Both shows will be hosted as physical events with limited virtual components.
Meetings Africa will take place from Feb. 28 to March 2 at the Sandto… read more
This paper from the World Bank estimates the welfare gains from upgrading several major regional corridors in West Africa. It uses a quantitative economic geography framework with trade within and across countries and mobility of people within countries to assess the economic impacts of the reduction in trade costs from road and border in… read more
The ForwardKeys team of travel analytics experts have been closely monitoring the winds of change in the travel sector since the pandemic unleased, and up until recently, the air ticketing data was showing the Americas, especially the Caribbean, as the sole game changers when it comes to real-time travel recovery. However, the latest travel d… read more
Cryptocurrency has been gaining popularity in every aspect of life as it can make our life easier when it comes to online payments. Crypto has evolved massively since its early days thanks to the internet and technological advancements.
If you are a digital nomad or an avid traveler, people are always looking for solutions to have more con… read more
Pick n Pay's new WhatsApp service is the result of a partnership with mobile communications and chat commerce company Clickatell.
Customers can easily access Pick n Pay services by sending “Hi” to +27 60 070 3037. The easy-to-navigate menu then allows shoppers to choose which action t… read more
The Kingdom of Morocco plans to invest nearly 5.4 billion dirhams (EUR 520 million) by 2024 to renovate, extend and upgrade several airport infrastructures throughout the country.
The Moroccan authorities anticipate a future saturation of the airport of Dakhla, a city in Western Sahara. They plan to expand th… read more
dnata has signed a concession agreement with the government of Zanzibar, along with Emirates Leisure Retail and SEGAP, a joint venture between airport infrastructure and operations specialists Egis, and private equity fund manager AIIM.
Under the partnership, dnata will oversee the operations of Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume In… read more
Cutting off social media access is a common practice in African countries, especially during elections, protests, demonstrations, or exams. The researchers revealed that at least 32 countries in Africa have blocked or heavily restricted social media access since 2015.
According to Net… read more
African Union rejects travel bans amid new Covid-19 variant
Passengers stuck inside KLM planes inbound from South Africa
Two South Africa trade shows returning in 2022
Africa and the Middle East show signs of travel reactivation
Morocco prepares the extension of Dakhla and Laâyoune airports in Western Sahara
dnata expands into Africa
Burkina Faso restricts social media
