African governments have been challenged to identify unique opportunities which they can pursue for growth of their ports instead of engaging in duplicate expansion projects that do not add value to their competitiveness and growth. Speaking during the African Ports Expansion Conference in Mombasa, leading world port and maritime sector managers said that many of […]
Category: Transport
Extensive West African rail network planned to connect regional resource rich mines
When it comes to minerals found in our phones, laptops, cars and planes, most are found in the resource-rich mines of West Africa. Mineral exports are a major economic driver of nations such as Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Niger, and are predicted to rise from 109,000 tonnes a year to 3.4 million tonnes a year […]
Zimbabwe: Imported Used Vehicles Drive Air Pollution
The huge demand for used imported vehicles and poor restrictions are causing traffic congestion and worsening air quality in most cities in Africa, environmental experts say. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) director Anumita Rayochowdhury told African journalists at the first India-Africa Dialogue on air quality and mobility that the unfettered importation of used vehicles […]
Regional Airlines Merge as Somali Airspace Draws Competition
Daallo Airlines staff usher in passengers from Jeddah after their airline, Daallo Airlines operated by Air Mediterranee, arrived at the Aden Abdule International Airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, February 17, 2015. NAIROBI— Regional carriers Daallo Airlines and Jubba Airways profited independently for years in one of the world’s toughest markets, competing on routes to war-torn […]
More connections for customers as Air Seychelles and Air Madagascar sign codeshare agreement
Air Seychelles’ Chief Executive Officer, Manoj Papa (second left) and Hery Rambeloson, Air Madagascar’s Commercial Passenger Director (second right) after the signing of the new codeshare agreement between the two airlines at the VIP Lounge in Seychelles International Airport. (Air Seychelles) Send to Kindle Barely two months after the first Air Seychelles aircraft landed in […]
