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The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SL- CAA) says, it looks forward to a successful audit by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). This is because the Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Bureau (BAGAIA) said it has made progress with the Sierra Leone Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau ( SL-AAIB) to… read more
Nearly fifty countries from four continents have confirmed
participation for this year’s Africa Travel Week scheduled to come off
at the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa from April 3-5.
Now in its 7th edition, Africa travel week has grown to be one of the
continent’s major marketplaces for leisure, MICE and many segments o… read more
Sierra Leone Minister of Transport and Aviation, Hon. Kabineh Moinama Kallon has said that a pass in aircraft accident investigation coupled with its commissioning of a new international airport at Lungi on March 3rd, 2023 in the forthcoming International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Audit, will boost the confidence of intern… read more
Under a $270 million build, operate and transfer contract with the Sierra Leone government, Summa, a Turkish construction company, has completed a new 14,000-m² (150,000-ft.2) terminal at Freetown International Airport in Sierra Leone. The new terminal is five times larger than the old one and can accommodate up to eight widebody j… read more
One of the globe’s leading tourism market place, Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB Berlin) will be making a return to live (person-to-person) event since 2019 when it last held the event in the marquee Messe Berlin Arena.
Scheduled to take place from March 7-9, 2023 in Messe Berlin in the Charlottenburg province, this year’s event has Ge… read more
Since the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) took office in 1988, Freetown International Airport (FNA), the country's only international hub, has never been certified. This has affected the credibility, safety and security of flight operations at the airport. The new manager, SUMMA Airports, wants to change this.
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
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have announced a visa ban slapped on Gambians and 20 other nationalities seeking to visit Dubai with immediate effect.
"This is to inform you that we will not be posting 30 days visa applications for these nationalities effective today October, 18, 2022," the notice read in part. O… read more
The initiators of Destination West Africa Project (DWAP), the duo of
Goge Africa; Isaac Moses and Nneka Isaac–Moses, have announced plans to
present the project to the public on September 24, 2022, at the Lekki
Conservation Centre, Lagos.
Aside Goge Africa, the new project, which is powered by a number of
organisations an… read more
Sierra Leone expresses preparedness for ICAO audit with BAGAIA’s assistance
Africa Travel Week: More countries expected for exciting 2023 edition
ITB Berlin: African Destinations make a massive return this March
Tourism trade from Africa impressed with 2023 FITUR’s platform for business links
UAE bans 20 African countries including Gambia from 30-day visas
Destination West Africa Project set for launch September 24
