Travel news Burkina faso

• Flights
• 06/02/2023 20:29

Air Burkina takes delivery of a 15 year old leased ATR72

Since 2022, Air Burkina's service network has been considerably reduced due to a lack of airworthy aircraft. With only one active aircraft in its own fleet, the national flag of Burkina Faso, which is in the process of being privatised, is now relying on charters to recover.

• Flights
• 31/01/2023 22:00

Burkina Faso consults ASECNA on the Bobo-Dioula International Airport Expansion Project

En raison de sa capacité limitée et de son fonctionnement en H14 (6h-20h), l'aéroport de Bobo-Dioulasso, géré par l'ASECNA, reste peu compétitif par rapport aux autres hubs de la région ouest africaine. Disposant d'une importante réserve foncière, le Burkina Faso souhaite lui donner tous les attributs correspondant à son statut d'aéroport international.

• Miscellaneous
• 27/01/2023 23:06

Tourism trade from Africa impressed with 2023 FITUR’s platform for business links

• Miscellaneous
• 21/01/2023 08:04

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

• Flights
• 02/12/2022 23:24

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

• Miscellaneous
• 26/10/2022 05:28

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

• Flights
• 04/10/2022 08:15

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

• Destinations
• 03/10/2022 07:33

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

• Flights
• 17/08/2022 00:56

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

• Rail
• 18/06/2022 07:44

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