Tag: east africa
Victoria Falls Airport overwhelmed by visitors
The recently-commissioned $150 million Victoria Falls International Airport has insufficient capacity to meet burgeoning air traffic demands, spurring a problem of congestion and delays.
According...
Rwanda’s Mountain Gorilla numbers are up
Reuters reports that a census of mountain gorillas due for release in March will likely show that the number of gorillas have risen over...
Marriott International opens new Rwandan hotel
Marriott International has opened Kigali Marriott Hotel in the central business district of Kigali, Rwanda.
Kigali Marriott is the first of the group’s hotels in...
Pan-African travel cramped by closed visa policies
African countries are on average more closed off to each other than open, making travel within the continent difficult.
According to the recent Africa...
Uganda introduces online visa application system
Effective July 1, the government of Uganda has introduced an online visa application system.
With the introduction of the new system, all travellers wishing to...
Check-in early with Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines has introduced early check-in services on all flights departing from Terminals 1 and 2 at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
According to...
New addition to Ethiopian’s fleet
Ethiopian Airlines has become the first airline in Africa to take delivery of an Airbus A350XWB on 28 June.
The aircraft will be deployed on...
Ethiopian Airlines plans to expand in India
Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch its third destination in India with the launch of services to Chennai.
Press Trust of India quoted Tewolde Gebremariam, the...