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23 African countries attended FITUR 2023
A total of twenty-three (23) countries from Africa participated in this year’s FITUR in Madrid, Spain.
Participation from these countries will include state tourism ministries, boards, private sector businesses, organisations and individual travel and tourism stakeholders.
Fitur is a global benchmark event in the tourism sect… read more
Air Algérie has Ethiopia and South Africa on its radar
Air Algerie plans to open new routes, notably to Ethiopia and South Africa. The CEO of the company announced this on the set of Echorouk TV on Tuesday 29 November 2022. However, Yacine Benslimane did not give any details about the possible launch dates.
The opening of these two new routes is part of the carrier's 2021-2025… read more
UAE bans 20 African countries including Gambia from 30-day visas
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have announced a visa ban slapped on Gambians and 20 other nationalities seeking to visit Dubai with immediate effect.
"This is to inform you that we will not be posting 30 days visa applications for these nationalities effective today October, 18, 2022," the notice read in part. O… read more
Burkina Faso reopens air borders
On Friday, September 30, 2022, a new coup d'état, initiated by a military junta, took place in Burkina Faso. In the aftermath, the country temporarily closed its borders.
Air travel to and from Burkina Faso has been restored since Monday, October 3, 2022. The information is contained in a NOTAM published for this purpose. In the wake of… read more
A military coup in Burkina Faso, Brussels Airlines cancels flight to Ouagadougou
Following the military coup in Burkina Faso, the Belgian embassy has closed its doors until further notice. This is reported by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the travel advice for the West African country. Brussels Airlines has canceled today’s flight to the Ouagadougou, the capital of the country.
Yesterday, Lie… read more
Air Algérie returns to 6 African routes, targets 3 new countries including South Africa
On 10 August 2022, Air Algérie, the Algerian national airline, obtained the OK from the ministry in charge, to reopen several corridors closed since March 2020, as part of the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Air Algérie's African network is gradually being rebuiltwith the re-launch of several routes.… read more
Ghana 98km Standard Gauge Tema-Mpakadan Line nearing completion
Ghana’s new 98km standard gauge railway line between Tema and Mpakadan is expected to be completed by the end of 2022, the country’s railway development ministry told reporters this week.
Construction of the line, part of a broader plan to link Ghana with Burkina Faso by rail, has suffered repeated delays since it was … read more
Brussels Airlines reopens its routes to Conakry and Ouagadougou
After two years of absence, Brussels Airlines returns to Conakry (the capital of Guinee) and Ouagadougou (the capital of Burkina Faso). Both destinations welcomed a first flight out of Brussels on Saturday 11 June 2022. From now on, the airline will connect Brussels with both capitals three times a week.
“As the Africa expert we are… 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
Air Burkina (finally) resumes operations with its own fleet
Air Burkina has been without an active aircraft since last month. It has a fleet of two ERJ1195s and one ERJ175, owned by the lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).
Failures in their maintenance regularly lead to the disruption of operations of the Burkinabe flagship.
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