Transport

Ghana ports to see more cargo volumes in 2020

Ghana ports to see more cargo volumes in 2020

Ghana’s ports will anchor increases in cargo volumes in 2020 following the positioning of Tema and Takoradi Ports as transhipment and oil and gas hubs respectively.Mr Michael Luguj…...

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Cabinet okays Sh2.5bn city high-speed train plan

Cabinet okays Sh2.5bn city high-speed train plan

The Cabinet has approved a Sh2.5 billion budget for the upgrade of the Nairobi commuter railway network, paving the way for importation of faster trains from Spain.The move is aimed…...

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Kenyan on-demand delivery platform Sendy raises $2m

Kenyan on-demand delivery platform Sendy raises $2m

Nairobi-based on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised $2-million in funding from Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments.Goodwell Investments announced the deal in a post on…...

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Africa's ambitious infrastructure: Tanzania secures $272m for new airport

Africa's ambitious infrastructure: Tanzania secures $272m for new airport

Several African countries, and the African Union itself have prioritised infrastructure development as a means of integrating the continent and connecting people to markets, with an…...

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Qatar’s Sh131bn Rwanda airport set to rival JKIA

Qatar’s Sh131bn Rwanda airport set to rival JKIA

Qatar Airways will take a 60 percent stake in a new Sh131 billion airport to be built in Rwanda and which is set to rival Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as the …...

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Kenya launches freight service on Chinese-built extended railway that connects hinterland

Kenya launches freight service on Chinese-built extended railway that connects hinterland

Kenya has launched cargo service on the Chinese-built Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway that is expected to better connect the nations hinterlands with big cities, improve tra…...

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Royal Air Maroc adding São Paulo-Casablanca frequency

Royal Air Maroc adding São Paulo-Casablanca frequency

By Bruna Garcia Fonseca/ANBASão Paulo – Royal Air Maroc, the Moroccan airline, is adding a frequency from São Paulo to Casablanca next December or January. This will brin…...

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Ghana joins airline competition fray with Boeing 787 Dreamliner order

Ghana joins airline competition fray with Boeing 787 Dreamliner order

Dubai: Ghana became the latest African nation to support the development of an international airline to boost its economy and develop tourism as its government signed a provisional …...

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Air Senegal orders 8 Airbus A220-300 aircraft to grow in Europe and Africa

Air Senegal orders 8 Airbus A220-300 aircraft to grow in Europe and Africa

Air Senegal announces orders for 8 firm Airbus A220-300 aircraft at the Dubai Air Show to support its growth strategy in Europe and Africa as part of expansion plans to develop its …...

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Morocco’s Aviation Sector boosted by two New Aeronautics Plants

Morocco’s Aviation Sector boosted by two New Aeronautics Plants

CASABLANCA - The aviation sector in Morocco, where 140 companies are already operating, has been boosted by two new aeronautics plants that were inaugurated Tuesday in Casablanca.On…...

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