Category: Transports

MARITIME REGIONAL COLLABORATION: GHANA UNDERSTUDIES NIGERIAN CABOTAGE REGIME

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The Ghanaian Maritime Authority GMA has commenced a 10- Day program to understudy the implementation of the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act also known as the Cabotage Law in Nigeria under a collaborative arrangement with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR, while addressing the Ghanaian delegation, expressed delight at the opportunity to share knowledge on Cabotage implementation noting that it will not only enhance regional collaboration, but also have a multiplier effect of increasing local participation in the regional…

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LAUNCH OF QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO’S FIRST AFRICAN HUB IN RWANDA

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On May 3, Qatar Airways officially launched the activities of its first African cargo hub in Kigali, Rwanda, in partnership with RwandAir. The launch was marked by the landing of a Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 at the Rwandan capital airport, which will now connect Kigali and Doha twice a week. Several other routes will transit through this hub, including the Kigali-Lagos route (in Nigeria) three times a week, launched last March. There is also a weekly route from… read more on africaaero.org

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AFRICA ROAD BUILDERS : Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina named winner of 2023 Babacar Ndiaye Super Prize

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The Africa Road Builders Selection Committee has named Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina, the winner of the prestigious Babacar Ndiaye Trophy, for his commitment to infrastructure development in the island state. He succeeds Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu, who won the award in 2022 (https://apo-opa.info/3B0mAAl).   According to a press release by the Committee, members chose President Rajoelina at a meeting held in Dakar on 28 April 2023, “for his personal leadership, commitment and investment to provide Madagascar with mobility infrastructure fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.”   The committee cited…

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THE BUREAU D’EMBAUCHE UNIQUE: AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF DOCKERS AND WORKERS IN THE PORT OF COTONOU

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In accordance with Decree N°2022-528 on the organisation of the hiring and management of dock workers in ports and port logistics platforms in the Republic of Benin, the Bureau d’Embauche Unique was set up on 1 February 2023. Why the creation of the Bureau d’Embauche Unique (BEU)? The poor living and working conditions have often been decried by dockers, labourers and workers working in the Port of Cotonou. The Beninese government has therefore responded to their legitimate complaints by initiating this reform whose objective is clearly to improve their situation.…

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Ethiopian Airlines MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE THE START OF ITS SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

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Ethiopian Airlines, the leading and fastest growing Airline in Africa, is celebrating the 50th year of the launch of its service to the UK in April 1973. Ethiopian Airlines’ inaugural flight arrived in London-Heathrow on a Boeing 720-B commencing with two flights a week. The flight was originally operated via Cairo, Rome and Frankfurt with First Class and Economy Class….read more on africaaero.org

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BURKINA FASO: LAUNCH OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW AIRLINE “LIZ AVIATION SA” OF EBOMAF

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It was with an inaugural flight from Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso on Thursday, April 27, 2023, that the Burkinabe businessman Mahamadou Bonkoungou, president of the EBOMAF group (Entreprise Bonkoungou Mahamadou et Fils), launched the activities of his new airline “Liz Aviation SA”. Already present in business aviation with the rental of private jets, Mahamadou Bonkoungou aims with this new company three major objectives… read more on africaaero.org

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SIGNING OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GUINEAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (AGAC) AND THE NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION AGENCY OF BURKINA FASO (ANAC-BF)

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This Tuesday, April 25, 2023, the Director General of AGAC, Mr. Sékou Oumar THIAM and the Director General of ANAC-BF, Mr. Hyacinthe COMPAORÉ, signed at the headquarters of AGAC, a memorandum of understanding on air services, in order to allow both of them to mutually serve their respective airports. This memorandum signed as a prelude to the third session of the Grand Joint Commission of Cooperation Guinea-Burkina Faso, scheduled from 26 to 28 April 2023 Conakry, provides for many areas of technical cooperation which can be summarized as: (i) the…

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Angola and the United States sign bilateral Open Skies Agreement

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On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the Angolan Minister of Transport, Ricardo Viegas D’Abreu, and the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, signed a historic Open Skies Air Services Agreement and a Memorandum of Consultations in the field of Civil Aviation. The signing, which took place in Washington, aims to promote a strong.. read more on africaaero.org  

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Ethiopia: Garri eases freight transport

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The solution aims to help merchants with their transportation needs. Garri is a digital solution developed by an Ethiopian startup. It allows shippers to easily and reliably move their goods anywhere within Ethiopia using carriers and drivers approved by the startup. The solution, launched in 2020, has raised $100,000 to support its growth. It aims to eliminate freight logistics hassles by optimizing and digitizing every aspect of the industry. For that purpose, it developed mobile apps -for Android and iOS devices- to make the process easier. Shippers and drivers sign…

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