Travel news Cameroon

• Flights
• 28/09/2022 23:52

Air traffic controllers suspend strike in West and Central Africa

A 48-hour strike by air traffic controllers in West and Central Africa has been suspended, their union said on Saturday.

The strike, which started on Friday, has disrupted flights across the region and left hundreds of passengers stranded at airports on Saturday. The Union of Air Traffic Controllers’ Unions (USYCAA), which called t… read more

• Flights
• 16/09/2022 20:32

Air Senegal cancels launch of Accra, reduces several African and European destinations

In recent months, Air Senegal has experienced several upheavals. Between managerial changes and an increase in technical incidents, the company's operations have been disrupted.

Contrary to what was planned, Air Senegal still does not serve Ghana. The launch of its Dakar - Accra route, which was to take place on 2 S… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 09/08/2022 21:01

Chad and Zambia join Unesco’s world biosphere network

_{The Sena Oura National Park in Chad and the Kafue National Park in Zambia have joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Biosphere Network. The addition of Chad and Zambia to the Unesco biosphere network this year brings the number of African r}

• Flights
• 07/08/2022 20:25

Camair-Co reactivates a Boeing 737, on the ground for over a year

Camair-Co has been operating with reduced capacity for over a year. The unavailability of its two Boeing 737-700s, for maintenance reasons, had led to the compression of its regional network. One of Camair-Co's two Boeing 737-700s is expected to return to service soon. The aircraft (TJQCA, MSN 34480) arrived in Douala y… read more

• Flights
• 07/07/2022 07:02

Air Peace programme ses vols vers la Chine et l’Inde ce mois de juillet, voit Tel Aviv sur

Air Peace wants to make Nigeria a preferred gateway for passengers travelling between Africa and Asia. Based on the Boeing 777 long-haul fleet, the private carrier is actively preparing the inauguration of its services to Guangzhou (China) and Mumbai (India).

Air Peace will open two new international routes this mon… read more

• Flights
• 11/06/2022 06:53

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

• Flights
• 17/05/2022 08:25

Bamako reduces the chances of Air Sahel ever taking to the air

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

• Rail
• 16/05/2022 05:09

Railway renewal to improve freight and passenger links to Northern Cameroon, Chad and Central Africa

The European Union has agreed to provide €123 million to support the upgrading of the 330km Belabo – Ngaoundere railway line in Cameroon.

The €106 million European Investment Bank loan and €17.1 million European Union grant was confirmed in Yaoundé on 6 May, at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Joseph Ngute. Thomas Ostros EIB Vi… read more

• Flights
• 28/04/2022 20:03

Air Senegal increases its services to Libreville and Douala

On 29 March 2021, Air Senegal launched its regular operations between Senegal, Benin, Cameroon and Gabon, with three weekly rotations. The Senegalese national flagship will increase this frequency in the coming days.

Air Senegal's Dakar - Cotonou - Douala - Libreville route will be increased from four to five weekly flights in th… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 19/04/2022 07:14

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