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South African Airways set to introduce scheduled flights to its 12th destination in Africa
South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has announced the launch of scheduled flights to its 12th destina… read more
Tourism Leaders place African focus on global vhallenges
The Conference on Rethinking Africa: Rethinking Tourism for Africa: Addressing global challenges; Promoting investment and partnerships brought expert African perspectives to global challenges, highlighting the need of investments towards a greener tourism sector and access to finance within the sector and the need to further strengthen … read more
Tourism leaders place African focus on global challenges
The Conference on Rethinking Africa: Rethinking Tourism for Africa: Addressing global challenges; Promoting investment and partnerships brought expert African perspectives to global challenges, highlighting the need of investments towards a greener tourism sector and access to finance within the sector and the need to furt… read more
Rwanda Elected Executive Member of Global Tourism Body
Rwanda has been elected as a member of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) during the 66th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa.
UNWTO is an agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
The UNWTO Executive C… read more
Air Peace connects Lome
Air Peace has further expanded its wings to another West African country with the commencement of flight operations to Lome, Togo.
The operations which commenced today (28th July, 2023) is geared towards easing air travel and bridging the connectivity gap among West African countries.
According to the safety Manager, Ai… read more
Air Peace commences London & Houston this year
Air Peace is set to commence flight operations to Houston, United States and London before the end of this year.
This is just as the airline over the weekend commenced flight to Lome, Togo and also eyeing operations to Cotonou, Benin Republic, Abidjan, Cote d’ ivoire, Congo, Kinshasa and Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.
The… read more
Domestic airlines record 10,128 delays, 284 cancellations in released NCAA stats
Data emanating from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and currently in public domain shows that with the 3,074 International flights and 18,288 domestic flights operating within Nigeria, delays and cancellations tops with domestic airlines having 10,128 delays and 284 cancellations.
This is just as internationa… read more
The Nigerian Railway Constitution Amendment 2023
This paper reviews the implications of the constitution amendment for the Nigerian railway industry. It reviews the historical performance of the sector and posits that the reform and restructuring of the industry and the prioritization of railfreight is a sine qua non for its turnaround and long term sustainability.
A watershed moment was… read more
United Nigeria Airlines set to acquire 12 aircraft in 24 months
United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), has unveiled plans to expand its fleet of aircraft by 12 in the next 24 months.
The new aircraft would boost its operations across Nigeria and also ensure its expansion on the African region routes.
The airline in a statement by Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, Head, Corporate Communications, UNA, … read more
Cairo named new venue for intra-African Trade Fair 9-15 November 2023
The Egyptian capital city of Cairo has been announced as the new host of the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) which will now take place from 9 to 15 November 2023.
The IATF2023 Advisory Council said in Cairo that the decision to change the venue and dates of the continental event, originally scheduled for Abidjan, Cô… read more
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