Travel news DRC

• Miscellaneous
• 21/09/2022 09:01

Southern Africa: Rainfall season (October 2022 - March 2023) outlook

According to the findings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-26), most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)* ar… read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2022 06:56

Air Tanzania to land in Burundi in Q1 2023

Air Tanzania wants to build a strong intra-African network. As a prelude to its expansion into West Africa, the company is working on establishing air links between Tanzania and all its neighbouring countries.

Air Tanzania continues its African expansion. The Tanzanian state-owned carrier plans to open a direct route to… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 30/08/2022 22:06

Ghana to ban planes older than 20 years from its airspace

Air travellers in Ghana are increasingly complaining about a lack of comfort on some of the planes serving the country. These complaints come on top of recent technical problems on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300 aircraft flying from the US to Ghana.

Soon, aircraft older than 20 years will no longer be allowed to fly t… read more

• Flights
• 24/08/2022 05:29

Brussels Airlines temporarily unable to operate direct flights between Kinshasa and Brussels

Brussels Airlines is unable to directly connect Kinshasa to Brussels due to a limited fuel supply at the airport of the Congolese capital, Belgian tv station RTBF learned from the airline. The Brussels based airline is looking for a structural solution as the fuel limitation is in effect until mid-September.

Flights be… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 23/08/2022 19:49

Faced with aviation fuel shortages, the DRC is rationing distribution to airlines

The latest deliveries of hydrocarbons to the Democratic Republic of Congo are behind the available stocks. To avoid a break in the chain, SEP CONGO, the company responsible for receiving and transporting petroleum products imported by the DRC to the interior of the country, is opting for rationing.

• Rail
• 20/08/2022 08:43

TAZARA: Resumption of cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and Zambia has been p

The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has to postpone the resumption of cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and … read more

• Rail
• 05/08/2022 21:38

TRC continues to partner with Zambia through rail transport

The President of the Republic of Zambia Hon. Hakainde Hichilema recently visited Tanzania and had the opportunity to visit the construction project of the modern railway - SGR first piece Dar es Salaam - Morogoro at the modern railway station in Dar es Salaam on August 02, 2022.

Speaking on behalf of President Hichilema during the v… read more

• Flights
• 07/07/2022 07:21

DRC inaugurates renovated runway at Kinshasa-Ndolo airport

Built in 1924 and paved in 1942, Ndolo airport is the second hub of the capital Kinshasa. Over the years, the infrastructure for civilian and military use has become decrepit. Faced with numerous complaints from the companies that serve it, the Congolese authorities have made its rehabilitation a priority.

The renovated runway at… read more

• Rail
• 05/07/2022 06:21

Support for TAZARA following Chinese Director General visit

A few weeks ago the Chinese Director-General for African Affairs, Mr. Wu Peng, toured TAZARA, taking a train ride from Dar es Salaam to Yombo and into the Port of Dar es Salaam, where the railway facility interfaces with port operations.

Summing up the visit, the Managing Director of TAZARA, Eng. Bruno Chingandu, who accompanied Mr. Wu and… read more

• Flights
• 11/06/2022 06:53

Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA

Air Côte d'Ivoire will be launching a new route between Johannesburg and Abidjan, in Côte d'Ivoire. The Johannesburg-Abidjan via Kinshasa route will launch on 29 June 2022.  The airline will be introducing four flights per week between Johannesburg and Abidjan. Bookings opened on 1 June 2022.

The new route also offers… read more