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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
Air France has confirmed that all flights between Paris and Johannesburg will be maintained.
The airline has noted the
new regulations issued by the French government on January 29 and can
confirm that all flights will continue to operate to South Africa as
scheduled.
In order to comply with
these new… read more
TAP Air Portugal schedules only 7% of its flights in February.
TAP Air Portugal has announced that it will suspend 93% of its operations in February, due to travel restrictions imposed by Portugal, a country which climbs to the top of the world ranking of infection and death rates linked to Covid- 19.
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South African National Parks (SANParks) has released an update on the weather conditions currently experienced in the Krug… read more
In September 2020, Sky Mali, owned by the Emirati investment holding company Al Sayegh Group (ASG), started its commercial operations with the ambition of connecting the 10 administrative regions of Mali.
While it now serves 3 domestic routes, the company is planning a review of its future fleet.
Sky Mali launched it… read more
The R1.2-billion Tourism Equity Fund launched by government in
January 2021 is, in principle, to be welcomed – but it is unlikely to
meet the objective of broad-based transformation and, in its current
form, will retard prospects for an inclusive recovery.
Tourism is South Africa’s silver bullet.
Much more than its 8.6% (pr… 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
South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink has resumed scheduled direct flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Chingozi Airport (TET) in … read more
Uganda Airlines, which started its activities in August 2019, has chosen new and modern planes in the strategy of building its African and international network.
Less than 2 years after its launch, it now has 6 aircraft including two long-haul aircraft.
Uganda Airlines welcomed its second Airbus A330-800n… read more
In 2018, Carbon, a Nigerian fintech startup, made its financials public for the first time. Although typical for foreign private startups, it’s almost an anomaly in Africa. There have been rare cases in the past, for instance, when Rocket Inter… read more
African Development Bank’s AAA Rating Outlook Stable – S&P Global
Air France to continue operating between Paris and Johannesburg
TAP Air Portugal operates only 7% of its flights in february
Kruger National Park: SANParks has released an update on the current weather conditions
Sky Mali lands in Timbuktu, now considering ATR planes
Tourism Equity Fund - a Blunt, Racially Exclusive and One-Dimensional BEE Ownership Instrument
What Happened To Air Afrique?
Airlink has resumed flights between Johannesburg Tete
Uganda Airlines receives its 2nd Airbus A330-800neo
Nigerian digital bank Carbon hit $240M in payments processed last year, up 89% from 2019
