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The Nigerian aviation industry on a monthly basis loses about N30 billion over the continued closure of the international airspace due to the coronavirus pandemic. The losses, borne by the host economy, operating local and international carriers, and sundry service providers, were derived from the $1 billion or N360 billion yearly … read more
French leisure airline Corsair is evaluating the launch of long-haul flights from Germany, providing negotiations with potential new shareholders have been completed successfully.
“If we stay on board with Corsair, then we plan to target flights from Germany on some selected long-haul routes which fit into Corsair’s existing netwo… read more
The telecommunication industry in Uganda has registered tremendous growth over the past decade both in terms of increasing teledensity and expanding networks countrywide.
This is due to good stewardship by the regulatory authorities and a conducive environment by Government of Uganda which has liberalized and promoted competition while att… read more
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) says now could be the time to restart tourism as most countries are beginning to ease their restrictions from the COVID-19 induced lockdowns.
COVID-19 which was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) saw many countries closing their borders and airspace as … read more
WTM London has been launched in 1980 and has since played host to hundreds of tourism boards, travel operators, hospitality providers, and numerous members of the British royal family. The event has run annually for over forty years and made its way through iconic London venues such as Olympia, Earls Court and ExCel London.
This yea… read more
The United Nations (UN) may officially recognised the troubled Southern Cameroon region, known as Ambazonia Republic.
The National Director of the Nigeria/Ambazonia Restoration Movement (NARM), Hon. Cletus Obun cleared the air on the reported recognition of the Republic (also known as UNO State of Cameroon) by the UN in an in… read more
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on Friday suspended the trading of Kenya Airways shares due to an impending government buyout.
According to, africa.cgtn.com, the NSE said in a statement that the national carrier’s operational and corporate restructuring is now imminent following the publication of the National Managemen… read more
African countries have lost almost $55 billion in travel and tourism revenues in three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African Union (AU) commissioner for infrastructure and energy said on Thursday.
Amani Abou-Zeid told a news conference the economic impact of lockdowns and border closures to curb the spread of the virus would … read more
The Tanzania Tourist Board has cancelled this year's Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE) due to the current global Coronavirus pandemic.
The Board in a statement said, it has carefully monitored the ongoing crisis and "due to this we regret to inform you that the 6th edition of SITE 2020 which was scheduled to take plac… read more
Rwanda has been confirmed as the next host of the secretariat of the East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP), a regional private sector body for tourism in East Africa, set up by TradeMark East Africa in 2011.
Established as an initiative to promote the East African Community as one tourism destination, EATP has been described by some a… read more
Nigeria loses N30 billion monthly to international airspace closure
Corsair targeting long-haul flights from Germany
Uganda: Airtel's role in sector transformation from telecom to digital
UNWTO: Time has come to restart tourism
2020 WTM London
Nairobi Stock Exchange stops trading Kenya Airways
Tanzania reschedules SITE into 2021
Rwanda to host East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP) secretariat
