Travel news DRC

• Destinations
• 01/09/2021 21:22

Southern Africa: Rainfall season (October 2021 - March 2022) outlook

According to the findings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-25), most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)* are likely t… read more

• Flights
• 20/08/2021 05:11

RwandAir expands its presence in the DRC, adding Lubumbashi and Goma

From Kigali International Airport, RwandAir serves more than 30 cities, with a strong presence in Africa where it intends to further consolidate and expand its network.

• Flights
• 20/08/2021 05:05

Air Tanzania prepares to return to Lubumbashi in DRC after 23 years of absence

Air Tanzania has traffic rights to thirteen countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) including the DRC, in accordance with procedures approved by the Sadc Aviation Safety Organization (SASO). Already present in 3 member countries (Comoros, Zambia, Zimbabwe), the Tanzanian national airline wants to continue its expansion slo… read more

• Flights
• 09/08/2021 18:35

DRC cuts domestic air fares by more than 40%

In Africa in general, air tickets are excessively expensive compared to the rest of the world. This situation, which hampers the development of air transport on the continent, is mainly due to the application of exorbitant taxes and/or charges. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is trying to correct this shortcoming.

On 27 May, the … read more

• Flights
• 05/08/2021 06:14

Low-cost carrier Jambojet will fly to Goma in the DRC next month, its first regional destination

Prior to the health crisis, Jambojet had started building its regional network by opening services to Entebbe (February 2018), Mogadishu (November 2018) and Kigali (November 2019). The low-cost subsidiary of Kenya Airways also offered flights to Bujumbura on behalf of its parent company. All its routes were suspended last year due to the … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 29/07/2021 16:28

DRC’s Salonga National Park removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger

• Flights
• 23/07/2021 05:50

Kenya Airways strengthens its presence in London

In early June, Kenya Airways resumed flights to London after a two-month forced halt amid tensions between the UK and Kenya over reciprocal travel conditions.

Kenya Airways is expanding its services to the UK.  Since 20 July, the Kenyan national airline has been offering two flights a week (compared to o… read more

• Flights
• 18/07/2021 15:59

DRC: Pascal Kasongo Mwema is the new interim CEO of Congo Airways

New blood at the head of Congo Airways. On Wednesday 15 July, Commander Pascal Mwema Kasongo Mwenda was appointed to head the public carrier, replacing Désiré Balazire, who was suspended from his duties as a precautionary measure.

In office since May 2016, the boss of Congo Airways is paying the price for the conclusions of an… read more

• Rail
• 09/07/2021 20:37

National Railways of Zimbabwe on a regional railway infrastructure drive

The National Railways of Zimbabwe has embarked on a regional offensive to unlock the economic potential of southern and eastern countries through full exploitation of the north-south corridor. Enhancing transportation through improvements of the regions railway infrastructure.

The National Railways of Zimbabwe delegation visited the… read more

• Flights
• 30/06/2021 04:52

RwandAir returns to London after 5 months absence

Rwanda remains on the red list of countries whose nationals are banned from entering the UK. The list includes more than 50 countries, mainly in South America and Africa, where the risk of coronavirus infection is high, according to the British authorities.  Other African countries on the list are: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, DRC… read more