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Domestic and international flights will be able to resume in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from August 15, 2020. It is indeed on this day that the country will reopen its air, sea and land borders, and will allow the resumption of migratory movements between its different provinces. This is what emerges from the speech of Pre… read more
DRC reopens borders on August 15
DRC waiting for visitors
As the global community of tourists await a final end to the COVID- 19 scare which has crippled tourism around the world, many options await tourists who would like to explore beautiful safaris. The beautiful scenes in Democratic Republic of Congo has been tipped as a must- visit.
In a report by chimreports.com, the Democratic Republic of … read more
Trans Air Congo to resume domestic ops
The gradual resumption of Trans Air Congo (Tac) flights begins on Tuesday.
The Congolese private company plans to relaunch its Pointe Noire - Brazzaville route this morning. From Monday to Saturday, flight Q8201 will take off from Agostinho-Neto international airport at 8:00 am, and will land in the Congolese capital at… read more
The politics of saving Nigerian domestic airlines
Global airlines are once again taking to the skies as nations ease the lockdown to salvage the economy. With the curve still not flattening in many parts of the world, a new mode of living and of doing businesses are now emerging. It is the era of a new normal!Unlike the golden age of modern air travel that just rolled by unannounced, airlines a… read more
Internet cost in Africa far too high
The average cost of 1GB of data on the continent is 7.12 percent of average income, with some countries having rates as high as 20 percent
Taxing internet access / restricting social media access seen as counterproductive and repressiveAfrica’s internet duopolists MTN and Airtel challenged to improve reliability, speed and to substant… read more
UWA suspends boat trips on Murchison falls
Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has temporarily suspended tourist boat trips to some part of Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya and Masindi districts after River Nile burst its banks.
In a press statement issued on Monday morning, UWA says the rising water level has submerged the landing points for ferries on both sides of the fal… read more
Congo Airways changes order from Embraer E175 to E190-E2 jets
The new deal has a total value of USD 256 million at current list prices with all purchase rights exercised, and will be included in Embraer’s second quarter backlog.
Desire Bantu, CEO of Congo Airways said, “These new jets will be replacing our legacy turboprops and will allow us to extend our operations within the Democratic Repub… read more
Angola Picks Lebanese Group Africell as Fourth Telecoms Operator
Angola on Tuesday awarded the licence for its fourth telecoms network to Lebanese group Africell, as sub-Saharan Africa's second-biggest oil producer opens other economic sectors to foreign competition.
Africell is already present in four African countries -- Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Uganda. Angola had awarded… read more
Rwanda reopens cross-province transport
The Rwandan cabinet on Tuesday approved resumption of transport between provinces and motorcycle passenger service, which had been banned previously as COVID-19 preventive measures.
However, cross-province transport to and from districts of Rusizi and Rubavu in western Rwanda and motorcycles carrying passengers in the two border tow… read more
Congo Airways orders two Embraer E175
Congo Airways has signed a firm order for two E175 aircraft, with an option to buy further two. The contract has a total value of 194.4 million USD at current list prices.
The aircraft will be configured in a dual class layout containing 76 passengers in total, with 12 in business class. The first delivery will be added to Congo Airways fleet in the fouth quarter of 2020.
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