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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
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 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 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.
Wanted by the five members of the G5 Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad), the project to create the Air Sahel community airline is no longer in a hurry. In the making since 2015, its fate now seems to be in the past. And the recent friction between Bamako and the other members make us fear for its future, which is very sim… read more
The newly promoted person knows the company Air Burkina well, having been, shortly before 2017, commercial director.
Maxime Dipina Christian Toe is the new Director General of Air Burkina. He was appointed on Wednesday 11 May 2022, following the Council of Ministers.
He replaces Blaise Sanou, who was sacked on 27 April last, s… read more
Sentra Airways has signed a contract with Air Lease Corporation for the lease of an Airbus A330-200. This commercial transaction is part of the future launch of the young British airline's activities.
"From winter 2022 (December), fly direct from Manchester in the UK to Accra in Ghana. That's the gist of the message, which stems … read more
When you’re stuck in the same boat but paddling in opposite directions, chances are the boat is going nowhere. This had been the situation with Rwanda and Uganda since February 2019 until recently when the common border was reopened.
Along with Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, and Tanzania, both are members of the East African Community (… read more
An attempted coup in the West African nation of Burkina Faso has led to the cancelation of flights while the country looks to regain stability. The last flight logged as having departed was on January 24th at 17:25. This saw an Airbus A320 leave for Abidjan with Air Cote d’Ivoire. The flight cancelations appear to be continuing throu… read more
In a recent communication, Guinea said it did not recognise the decision of ECOWAS to suspend air links with Mali. Through its spokesperson, the country reaffirmed that its borders always remain open to all sister countries in accordance with its pan-Africanist vision. Sky Mali intends to seize this opportunity to get out of the asphyxia … read more