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The Roberts International Airport, Liberia may soon be opened to commercial flight operations as authorities at the airport brainstorms with stakeholders, both local and international to explore the possibility of its reopening.
The airport had been closed to flight operations to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic following… read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has refocused attention on the urgent need to address long-term structural healthcare issues in Africa. Investors are now looking to put money to work in healthcare and banks are seeing an uptick in demand for project financing. “When this virus struck, we found out that only 28% – less than one third – of health facilities… read more
Joe Ghartey, the Minister of Railway Development in Ghana recently noted that an approximate USD130 million had been approved for the procurement of 30 trains for the standard gauge line from China.
Amandi Holdings Limited has signed the USD500 million contract with the Railway Development Ministry for the construction of the Wester… read more
On cargo operations, there is currently a shortage of cargo capacity in Africa due to the need for carriage of medical equipment and essential goods. In the wake of this lack of capacity and rising prices, AFRAA is assisting its members to adapt in a bid to keep supply chains operational.
The evolution of the number of COVID-19 case… read more
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has inaugurated a 17-member steering committee to coordinate the 'Beyond the Return' - a decade of African Renaissance (2020 - 2030) project.
The project is a follow-up to the Year of Return - Ghana 2019 which positioned the country as the preferr… read more
Citizens of eight African countries willing to travel to explore and enjoy the beautiful sceneries of Barbados can now do so with relative ease as the Caribbean nation has waived Visa requirements for them. The eight countries include Cameroon, Ethiopia, Liberia, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Ghana from which Barbados … read more
Ghana’s tourism sector will take between two to three years to fully recover from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic,an Associate Professor at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Ishmael Mensah has predicted.
Speaking to the Ghanaian Times in an interview yesterday, Prof. Mensa… read more
Middle East capacity
Following steep double-digit drops in recent weeks, the rate of capacity decline from and within the Middle East slowed last week (w/c May 11) to 2.7%. In total there were 1 million departure seats in the region’s market, a slight fall of 28,000 seats week-on-week. However, the figure meant that the Middle East’… read more
Africa World Airlines Limited will fly a third daily flight between Accra and Kumasi effective 22MAY20, offering even more choices for travelers between Ghana's two largest cities.
The new services will operate on Thurs… read more
Ghana’s leading carrier, Africa World Airlines (AWA), is set to resume flight operations in the country following the lifting of the lockdown imposed by the government necessitated by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The government had suspended all forms of economic activities in the country to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandem… read more