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TAZARA: Resumption of cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and Zambia has been p
The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has to postpone the resumption of cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and … read more
TRC continues to partner with Zambia through rail transport
The President of the Republic of Zambia Hon. Hakainde Hichilema recently visited Tanzania and had the opportunity to visit the construction project of the modern railway - SGR first piece Dar es Salaam - Morogoro at the modern railway station in Dar es Salaam on August 02, 2022.
Speaking on behalf of President Hichilema during the v… read more
DRC inaugurates renovated runway at Kinshasa-Ndolo airport
Built in 1924 and paved in 1942, Ndolo airport is the second hub of the capital Kinshasa. Over the years, the infrastructure for civilian and military use has become decrepit. Faced with numerous complaints from the companies that serve it, the Congolese authorities have made its rehabilitation a priority.
The renovated runway at… read more
Support for TAZARA following Chinese Director General visit
A few weeks ago the Chinese Director-General for African Affairs, Mr. Wu Peng, toured TAZARA, taking a train ride from Dar es Salaam to Yombo and into the Port of Dar es Salaam, where the railway facility interfaces with port operations.
Summing up the visit, the Managing Director of TAZARA, Eng. Bruno Chingandu, who accompanied Mr. Wu and… read more
Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA
Air Côte d'Ivoire will be launching a new route between Johannesburg and Abidjan, in Côte d'Ivoire. The Johannesburg-Abidjan via Kinshasa route will launch on 29 June 2022. The airline will be introducing four flights per week between Johannesburg and Abidjan. Bookings opened on 1 June 2022.
The new route also offers… read more
DRC: Gueda Yav finally hands over the reins of Mwant Jet to Nzailu Basinsa who takes over the admini
The turnaround of Mwant Jet can finally begin after the painful legal epilogue between the two shareholders, managing director Gueda Amani Yav Witch (60%) and her partner, Michael Yav Tshikung (40%), chief financial officer and son of former finance minister, Henry Yav Mulang.
With the launch of its operations, Ituru Airlines becomes the first regular airline based in Ituri. This is a province considered the bloodiest in the DRC where various armed groups, in their quest to control the region's natural resources, sow terror and desolation.
TAZARA: Resumption of cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and Zambia!
The Managing Director of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), Eng. Bruno Ching’andu, has announced that the Chambeshi Rail Bridge, which suffered major damages from a goods train accident in May 2021, will be ready for use again by the end of July 2022.
TAZARA is planning to resume freight operations … read more
Sub-Saharan African growth slows amid ongoing and new economic shocks
As the Sub-Saharan African economy struggles to recover from the 2020 recession induced by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the region now faces new economic growth challenges, compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse, a biannual analysis of the near-term regional macroeconomic outlook, esti… read more
DRC: Transfer of 50 white rhinos from South Africa to Garamba Park
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