Travel news Eritrea

• Destinations
• 05/01/2022 04:32

Eritrea - Incredible Tourism Treasure

"This country is really underrated," a German tourist told my tour guide friend upon seeing the fogy atmosphere around Arbe-Robue, a roadside village about 10 kilometers from Asmara on the way to Massawa. Around the months between November and March, it is a usual scenery while descending to the port city. This is just before finding out about t… read more

• Destinations
• 24/11/2021 05:43

Refurbished Berbera Airport a Game-Changer

Somaliland on Saturday celebrated the opening of the renovated Berbera International Airport as the country continues to work towards building its young economy. By opening the refurbished airport, … read more

• Rail
• Miscellaneous
• 22/11/2021 05:21

East Africa GDP Set For Full Recovery In Two Years

The bloc's growth is likely to reach an average of 4,1 percent this year, up from 0,4 percent posted last year, according to the African Development Bank's (AfDB) latest economic outlook report for the region

The East African economic growth is projected to recover this year despite COVID-19 setback thanks to sustained public spendi… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 25/10/2021 04:46

Africa’s fastest-growing economies in 2022: Forecasts for Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and more

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its World Economic Outlook Database for October 2021 that features the organisation’s projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for countries across the world. Here is how African economies are expected to perform over the coming two years, ranked according to anticipated growth in 2022… read more

• 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
• 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

• Destinations
• 27/06/2021 15:03

Uganda tourism to be hit hard by flight bans

Uganda's tourism industry is set to be hard hit by latest ban on flights from Uganda as the second wave of coronavirus disease pandemic continues to ravage the country. The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday joined the list of countries that have imposed travel ban on Uganda effective June 30. The ban follows the spiraling wave of commu… read more

• Destinations
• 20/05/2021 19:38

Ranking: Cape Town has Africa's bluest sky!

According to a study conducted by Australian money exchange service S Money, Cape Town in South Africa has Africa's bluest sky and the world's 13t… read more

• Flights
• 06/04/2021 06:11

IATA outlines three priorities for Africa

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) outlined three priorities for African governments to ensure that the airline, travel and transport industry survives the Covid-19 crisis and is able to support economic recovery, growth and development throughout the continent.

The three priorities are:

In 2020, a handful of… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 02/04/2021 06:53

IATA outlined three priorities for African governments

In 2020 a handful of African airlines secured US$ 2.04 billion in government aid.  Most of this (US$ 2.02bn) was distributed through direct government loans, equity financing and cash injections. Despite this, 8 airlines in Africa filed for bankruptcy or entered business administration over the past 12 months.

Over US$ 30bn has been… read more