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The Bank of Ghana, on Tuesday, warned members of the public, particularly businesses, companies and institutions to desist from pricing, advertising and receiving payments in foreign currencies.
In a statement issued by the central bank, individuals or entities engaged in the illegal act could face imprisonment of not more than 18 m… read more
Last December, Camair-Co restarted its route from Libreville in Gabon, thus beginning the reconstruction of its regional network. From 24 April, the Cameroonian national carrier will also re-launch its N'Djamena route from Douala and Yaoundé.
The route will be operated by Dash8-400 three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesday… read more
Radisson Hotel Group continues its ambitious African growth and development plan with five new hotel signings secured across the continent to date this year, adding almost 600 rooms to its African portfolio. In 2022, the Group aims to add more than a dozen hotels, reaching just over 100 hotels in operation and under development on … read more
And that’s a wrap! Africa Travel Week 2022 edition kicked off this
week with a successful two-day virtual event, paving the way for next
week’s live event in the host city of Cape Town from 11 to 13 April.
Bringing together buyers from across the globe and exhibitors
throughout the continent, Africa Travel Week’s virtual eve… read more
In April 2021, Ugandan President Yoheri Museveni ordered the sacking of the former Uganda Airlines board, headed by Perez Ahabwe, following infighting. The Ugandan flag carrier has been loss-making and budgetary since its launch in 2019 and now needs a true cost-killer team to implement its ambitious business plan.
Priscilla Mire… read more
Proflight Zambia (P0, Lusaka) has reached a new milestone with the deployment into commercial service this week of its first Zambian-registered… read more
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today signed concession agreements with Wildplaces Africa and Tian Tang Group to develop high-end tourism accommodation facilities in Murchison Falls National Pa… read more
On 21 March we announced that in September Air Belgium would launch flights to both Johannesburg (JNB) and Cape Town (CPT) in the Republic of South Africa. Details on the schedules are slowly emerging.
Air Belgium flights to South Africa will be operated three times a week from 14 September 2022, with the brand-new Airbus A330-900 a… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia. The war in Ukraine, which began on 24 February, did not have a major impact on traffic levels.
Note: We are returning to year-on-year tr… read more
"Not only is this great news for passengers, it comes with job creation at a time where unemployment is at an all-time low in South Africa," he adds.
Last year, Greyhound Coach Lines announced its closure effective 14 February 2021. The bus company, which had been operating for 37 yea… read more
Ghana bans spending of foreign currencies, makes Cedi sole legal tender
Camair-Co returns to N'Djamena in Chad after 2 years of absence
Radisson Hotel Group delivers a strong start to the year with five hotel signings in Africa
Africa Travel Week Updates: Virtual event paves way for Grand return of Live show
Uganda Airlines finally gets new board of directors amidst turmoil
Proflight Zambia debuts CRJ-200LR operations
Uganda Wildlife Authority signs new agreements to support Conservation Tourism
More details on Air Belgium’s future flights to South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town)
Air passenger recovery accelerates in February, according to IATA
Greyhound returns to service
