Year: 2022

MSC Boosts Connections Between Angola, Namibia and Their Key Trade Markets

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As part of MSC’s decision to expand its Sub Saharan Africa network, the company is reshuffling its Angola service, offering Pointe-Noire, Congo Republic (CR), and Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as from January 2023. Offering Pointe-Noire on the Angola service will represent a significant advantage for Asia and India markets in the region. The Congolese port will serve as a key transshipment hub for cargo destinated to Angola and Namibia. Stopping the tranship via Lomé will reduce by 11 days the transit time to the main Angolan port of…

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MSC Group completes acquisition of Bolloré Africa Logistics

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PRESS RELEASE – MSC Group is pleased to confirm that its wholly owned subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services has completed the acquisition of Bolloré Africa Logistics. The transaction was approved by all applicable regulatory authorities. MSC’s acquisition of Bolloré Africa Logistics SAS and its affiliates (“Bolloré Africa Logistics Group”) highlights the long-term commitment of MSC to invest in African supply chains and infrastructure, supporting the needs of clients of both businesses. MSC reiterates that it will operate Bolloré Africa Logistics Group as an autonomous entity with its portfolio of diversified…

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FELIX HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY AIRPORT IN ABIDJAN: PRIME MINISTER PATRICK ACHI LAUNCHES THE THIRD PHASE OF THE EXPANSION

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Abidjan, December 20, 2022 – The Ivorian Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, launched on December 19, 2022 in Abidjan, the third phase of the extension works of the Felix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport (FHB), which will enable to meet the increase in passenger traffic. read more on www.africaaero.org

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Agreement signed between Botswana Railways (BR) and National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)

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Botswana Railways (BR) and National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recently signed an agreement to improve the efficiency of services offered by both administrations. Signed at Plumtree station in Zimbabwe, the agreement will allow Botswana Railways locomotives to travel through Plumtree to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe National Railways locomotives to Francistown. Prior to the agreement, Botswana Railways and Zimbabwe National Railways locomotives would turn around at Plumtree, causing delays and inefficiencies in the delivery of freight. With the signing of this agreement, not only will the delays be reduced, but…

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AFRAA CONCLUDES ITS 54TH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH EMPHASIS ON CONCERTED ACTIONS TO DRIVE AIR TRANSPORT INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY

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The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Air Senegal concluded the 54th Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Dakar, Senegal. The event was held under the High Patronage of the Government of Senegal. The Assembly, which brought together 456 delegates from 42 countries under the theme “Acing the Roadmap to Sustainable African Aviation”, called upon African airlines and air transport stakeholders to act on initiatives and strategies that will drive the sustainability of the air transport sector to realise its potential. Among others, these include: the Air Transport Sustainability Roadmap, the effective implementation of the…

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Egypt : Webb Fontaine rolls out Integrated Risk Management System

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This new development will pave the way for the efficient digitalization of Customs procedures across the country Webb Fontaine, one of the leading providers of AI-powered trade technology and Customs facilitation solutions to governments and trade administrations around the world, has launched the advanced Integrated Risk Management (IRM) service in Egypt in partnership with Misr Technology Services (MTS) representing the government of Egypt.     This new development will pave the way for the efficient digitalization of Customs procedures across the country. In Egypt, after the successful implementation of the…

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BOLLORÉ AFRICA LOGISTICS SIGNS THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR THE PORT OF DOUALA TIMBER TERMINAL

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Bolloré Africa Logistics and the Autonomous Port of Douala (PAD) signed the concession agreement for the Port of Douala Timber Terminal (TBPD) on Friday 10 December 2022 in Douala. This new body, which is taking over the assets of the Société d’Exploitation des Parcs à Bois du Cameroun (SEPBC), will be in charge of developing the activities of the timber terminal in the port of Douala-Bonabéri for 15 years. This concession agreement is the result of a partnership that has linked Bolloré Africa Logistics and the Autonomous Port of Douala…

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Côte d’Ivoire: Naming ceremony of 125 young graduates trained in the trades of mass distribution and entry of a cohort of 500 new learners

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The Ivorian Minister for the Promotion of Youth, Professional Integration and Civic Service, Mamadou Touré, presided on Saturday, December 10, 2022 in Abidjan-Yopougon, the naming ceremony of 125 graduates of the first cohort trained in the trades of large-scale distribution and the official re-entry of the second cohort of 500 young people at the Centre multsectoriel Mohammed VI of Yopougon. It was in the presence of the Minister of Technical Education, Vocational Training and Apprenticeship, Koffi N’Guessan, and the sponsor of this first class. Edith Cresson, initiator of the École…

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Côte d’Ivoire : Actors are working on the facilitation of transport between San Pedro and Bamako

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 (AIP)- A two-day reflection workshop opened on Thursday, December 08, 2022 in San Pedro, on data collected by the Transport Fluidity Observatory (OFT), as part of the Road Development and Transport Facilitation Project on the Bamako, Zantiébougou, Boundiali, San Pedro Corridor (PR8). The OFT carried out this survey on the section between San Pedro and Boundiali, in its capacity as the organization in charge of raising awareness of road users and training public border officials in measures to facilitate inter-State road transport. , as part of the PR8 project. The…

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Launch of the report “Pirates and Oil Theft in the Niger Delta: an analysis of the connection between piracy and oil bunkering”

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The CRIMSON project is pleased to announce the “Pirates and Oil Theft in the Niger Delta: an analysis of the connection between piracy and oil bunkering” report, launched on 1st December 2022 at the G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea (FoGG) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The study was coordinated by Thomas Kieler, EU Delegation Nigeria and Giulia Nicoloso, CRIMSON Team Leader. This report was written by Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and Tarila Marclint Ebiede. For an effective engagement in the Gulf of Guinea of the coastal states and international partners,…

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