Travel news overview

• Flights
• 16/04/2023 22:20

Auric Air adds another Cessna 208B Caravan to its fleet

Auric Air operates about ten aircraft, mainly turboprops, from its bases in Mwanza, Dar es Salaam and Arusha in Tanzania. The Tanzanian safari specialist, founded in 2001, offers both scheduled flights and private charter flights on demand.

• Destinations
• 16/04/2023 22:18

GTA Promotes 'Experience Ghana, Share Ghana' Campaign

In line with its commitment to promote domestic tourism in Ghana, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has re-launched the 'Experience Ghana, Share Ghana' campaign to promote domestic tourism in Kwahu in the Eastern region.

The campaign is under the Ghana Tourism Development Project (GTDP), being undertaken by the Ministry of To… read more

• Accomodation
• 16/04/2023 22:18

Travel and tourism sector deal activity down 40.7% YoY in Q1 2023, finds GlobalData

A total of 179 deals* were announced in the global … read more

• Rail
• 16/04/2023 22:14

Special economic zones for electric vehicle production Planned In DRC And Zambia

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have recently inked a Framework Agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Zambia to establish Special Economic Zones (SEZ) dedicated to the production of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and related services.… read more

• Flights
• 16/04/2023 22:12

Green Africa Plans Abuja Base

Nigeria's Green Africa Airways plans to expand its network from Abuja, the country’s capital, with three new domestic routes starting Aug. 12. The airline intends to fly to Ibadan and Kano twice daily and offer a daily flight to Sokoto. Service will also resume from Abuja and Owerri with four … read more

• Flights
• 16/04/2023 22:11

Ethiopian Airlines and AFRAA to host aviation convention

“In light of Africa’s vast landmass, its population accounting for 16% of the world population, and its low share of global trade of 2%, the continent is an excellent opportunity to develop air transport. However, as a market, Africa’s share over several decades has remained stagnant at less than 3% of the world market – it is time to take actio… read more

• Rail
• 16/04/2023 22:10

Update For thr multinational Tanzania – Burundi – DRC Congo SGR project

In May 2023, a Request for Proposals is expected to be issued for the Construction of the Tanzania/Burundi (Uvinza – Musongati – Gitega) SGR Section, which is Phase I of the Multinational Tanzania – Burundi – DRC Congo SGR Project. The Governments of Tanzania and Burundi have requested financing from the African Development Bank, with the Tanzan… read more

• Rail
• 16/04/2023 22:08

CAMRAIL successfully transports 10,000 tonnes of ertilizer

In March 2023, CAMRAIL, the railway concessionaire of Cameroon, successfully delivered around 10,000 tonnes of fertilizer to Chad on behalf of APM (Agence de Prestations Maritimes), demonstrating its logistical capabilities and team expertise. The delivery took just three days to transit between Douala and Ngaoundéré, with an average load… read more

• Flights
• 16/04/2023 17:37

Green Africa spreads wings to Sokoto, Kano, Enugu, Ibadan in August, targets 16 routes...

Green Africa, has announced its plans to expand its network across Nigeria starting in August of 2023.

The carrier is to connect Abuja to Sokoto, Kano, Enugu, and Ibadan.

In addition, a second daily service will be added between Benin and Abuja and service will resume between Abuja and Owerri.

With this expansion,… read more

• Flights
• 16/04/2023 17:32

United Nigeria Airlines receives IOSA certification

United Nigeria Airlines has been successfully registered as an IOSA Operator under the IATA Operational Safety Audit program (IOSA) for initial IOSA Audit which commenced last year.

A message from IOSA’s Senior Vice President, Operations, Safety and Security, Mr. Nick Careen dated March 13, 2023 reads: “IATA is proud to recog… read more