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TAAG Angola Airlines currently serves Kinshasa three times a week. However, the carrier must adapt to the increase in trade between Angola and the DRC, two neighbouring countries.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a significant development for the African continent and presents a tremendous opportunity for Nigeria to increase its trade volume, encourage tourism and boost its economy, Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has said.
Mr Adebayo disclosed this while delive… read more
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have recently inked a Framework Agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Zambia to establish Special Economic Zones (SEZ) dedicated to the production of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and related services.… read more
In May 2023, a Request for Proposals is expected to be issued for the Construction of the Tanzania/Burundi (Uvinza – Musongati – Gitega) SGR Section, which is Phase I of the Multinational Tanzania – Burundi – DRC Congo SGR Project. The Governments of Tanzania and Burundi have requested financing from the African Development Bank, with the Tanzan… read more
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced that passenger train operations in Zambia have been suspended until further notice. This is due to … read more
Over 24 African countries participated in the just-ended Fitur
International Tourism Fair in Madrid. The fair gave a… read more
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
Zambia is searching for investors to help fund a series of planned greenfield rail projects to boost connections to existing lines in Southern Africa.
Speaking at the 2022 Southern African Railways Association (SARA) conference in Johannesburg, Zambian transport and logistics minister Frank Tayali said the government was working on a compr… read more
flyCAA is well aware of the potential of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a vast country of 2.345 million km² still poorly served by road. To meet the growing demand of this market of nearly 90 million inhabitants, the private Congolese carrier is pursuing its plan to expand its fleet.
TransNamib of Namibia has embarked on the rehabilitation and maintenance of the railway line as part of plans to improve the company’s ability to operate and move freight safely.
Abigail Raubenheimer, Corporate Communications Manager at TransNamib says the Namibian government as the owner of the railway infrastructure has rea… read more