Business, Transport, Travel & Tourism

African carriers see traffic rise amidst zero profits

March 21

March 21—African airlines saw January traffic rise 5.1 percent, up from 3.8 percent in December, but […]

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Entebbe sees 10pc increase in passenger traffic, cargo dimmed by South Sudan suspension

March 20

Entebbe posted double-digit growth during 2018, handling 1, 840,264 international passengers compared to 1.65 million in […]

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Business, Transport, Travel & Tourism

New pricey alternative to Kampala-Jinja traffic jam

March 18

March 18—A private company has come up with a way of make travelling between Kampala and […]

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Business, Foreign News, Transport

IATA launches new standard for transporting perishable goods

March 12

Singapore – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new industry certification—the Center for Excellence […]

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A container ship berths at Doraleh before DP World were thrown out by the Djibouti government
Business, Infrastructure, Investment, Transport

New front opens in fight over Djibouti port ownership

February 14

One of the world’s largest port operators has sued a Chinese state enterprise in Hong Kong […]

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Ethiopian aims killer blow at Kenya Airways, Rwandair with US network changes

January 29

January 29, 2018- Ethiopia’s flag carrier Ethiopian might have thrown a killer punch to competitors Kenya […]

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CAA Uganda airworthiness inspectors pose by the first example of a CRJ-900 due for handover in February. Courtesy photo
Business, Companies, Infrastructure, Transport

Uganda Airlines pilots start training at Bombardier

January 23

Uganda Airlines has finally handed over the first cockpit crew sets to Bombardier for training as […]

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Bin Sulayem said on Monday, the DP World logistics park in Rwanda will reduce costs across the country and the region as a whole.
Business, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade & Industry, Transport

Dubai Ports CEO touts proposed $80m Rwanda facility

January 21

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the Chairman and CEO of DP World, the international ports operator has […]

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Kagina (right) said the government has in this financial year set aside $35 million for compensation in the $1.1 billion project.
Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Land & Agriculture, Transport

Government swift on compensation for new Kampala-Jinja Expressway

January 16

Half of the people along the proposed $1.1 billion Kampala-Jinja Expressway (KJE) have been financially compensated […]

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Business, Companies, Foreign News, Transport

A220 ETOPS Certification gives Air Tanzania freedom over the skies

January 15

January 15, 2019 – The granting of 180 minutes ETOPS approval for the Airbus A220 potentially […]

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