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Lodwar

Silverstone launches flights to Lodwar

Kenyan low-cost carrier Silverstone Air, last week launched flights to Lodwar in Turkana County. The airline made its maiden flight to Lodwar last Friday...
president

Zimbabwe president puts a stop to live elephant trade

Zimbabwe president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has banned the trade of elephants along with endangered animals such as rhinos, lions and pangolins. According to a post on...
Wings

Jambojet expands its wings to Uganda

Jambojet is set to expand its wings in East Africa with the launch of double daily flights between Nairobi and Entebbe, Uganda on 15...
Airport slot rules

African Union readies to launch highly-anticipated Single African Sky

The African Union Commission is set to launch the first AU Agenda 2063 Flagship project, the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), in Addis...
Reunion

Reunion Tourism Board gets a facelift

The Reunion Island Tourism Board (RITB) has unveiled the new visual identity for the destination: an updated, modernised branding block that capitalises on the...
hotels.ng

Hotels.ng expands, launches Hotel.africa, Fly.africa

Nigerian online hotels booking agency, Hotels.ng, has launched two additional brands; Hotel.africa and Fly.africa. The new brands were launched to export the firm’s cost effective...
Ikeja

Second Radisson Blu property opens in Lagos

Radisson Blu has announced the opening of its third hotel in Nigeria, and its second hotel in the country’s largest city, Lagos. The Radisson...
Station

Tourist train station planned in Tanzania

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism in Tanzania is planning to construct a new train station and visitor information centre in the country...
Pacific

Cathay Pacific to launch direct flights to Cape Town

Cathay Pacific Airways is reportedly set to announce non-stop flights from Hong Kong to Cape Town in the near future. According to media reports,...
Blocked

IATA in talks with Angola blocked funds

Angola is withholding more than $500 million (£360.64 million) in revenue generated by international airlines in the country, airline lobby IATA said on Thursday. Africa’s...