In 2026, travel is becoming easier for many Africans. More countries are allowing African passport holders to enter without a visa. This means people can travel for tourism, business, study, or family visits without going through long visa processes. Visa-free travel saves time and money. It also helps improve trade and tourism. Many African governments […]
Although many trekkers around the globe are looking for the opportunity to go to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the timing of a successful hike is a very important factor. Summit success, safety, and overall enjoyment during the hike are all factors that depend on the time of year you choose to climb. Experts recommend […]
Air Peace has evacuated about 274 Israelis from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Israel’s major city, Tel-Aviv. The flight, which airlifted 65 passengers from Lagos and 209 passengers from Abuja was operated by Air Peace Boeing 777-300 with registration number 5N-BWI. The Chairman and Chief […]
Kenya police fired tear gas to bring an end to the activities of local ‘Matatu’ commercial transport drivers. It is feared that the use of these minibuses will help spread the COVID-19 infection. Police are also stopping markets from taking place and telling traders to stay at home. The measures are part of government restriction […]
Aero Contractors on Tuesday suspended all their flights for two weeks, beginning from 26 March. The Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Captain Ado Sanusi announced the decision in Lagos Sanusi said the suspension is meant to support the effort of the Federal Government to stop the Coronavirus pandemic from spreading further. “This is also […]
South African Airways (SAA) said on Friday that it would immediately suspend all intercontinental flights until the end of May in response to a government travel ban aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. State-owned SAA, which is under a form of bankruptcy protection, flies to the United States, Britain, Germany, Australia and Brazil […]
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered a ban on mass street protests demanding political reforms for more than a year, to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The government also says it would suspend all sea and air travel between it and Europe from today Thursday March 19. Flights from some African countries including Senegal, […]
The Sudanese government on Monday declared a public health state of emergency to address coronavirus and decided to shut its ports and airports. The Security and Defense Council headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sovereign Council, declared the public health state of emergency in the country in an attempt to curb the spread of […]
The Ministry of health in Eritrea has issued additional guidelines to all nationals & expatriates residing in the country. They have not recorded any case yet even though neighbours Sudan and Ethiopia have one and five cases respectively. Somalia also just confirmed their first case. Egypt on the other hand has been the most impacted […]
Virgin Atlantic is leading Britain’s airline industry to request for emergency government support worth up to £7.5 billion and avert a catastrophe that would wipe out tens of thousands of jobs. Sky News and other news outlets reported on Saturday that Peter Norris, the chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways’ majority shareholder, Virgin Group, will write […]
A large media contingent at the Gateway International Airport at Polokwane in Limpopo welcomed the arrival of 121 South African citizens repatriated from Wuhan, in China, the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic. The 121 expatriates arrived in the country on Saturday, accompanied by members of the South African National Defence Force and South African Airways. […]
Kenya Airways on Thursday suspended flight on its Rome Geneva route in response to development of the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement the national carrier said the suspension was effective March 13 to April 30. “We will rebook our customers on alternative flight, extend a full refund to those who would like to cancel their […]
Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South Korea, and Spain. “Government has decided to ask travelers from the affected countries not to come to Uganda because the high cases they are reporting can easily be imported into the country,” the […]
Two buses caught fire after colliding in central Ghana, trapping passengers inside and killing at least 29 people early Monday, local government officials said. The buses collided in the Bono East area near Kintampo, Kintampo North municipal chief executive Micheal Sakodie-Baffoe said. The vehicles burst into flames after the crash, trapping the passengers inside, local […]
A court in Egypt on Monday sentenced a train engineer to 15 years in prison for his conviction on charges of manslaughter and damaging public property stemming from a deadly locomotive crash last year at the Egyptian capital’s main train station. An argument between engineers Emad Fathy and Ayman el-Shahat led to the unleashing of […]
A year after losing his wife in the Boeing Co. 737 Max crash in Ethiopia, it’s the lack of information about what happened that is prolonging Bayihe Demissie’s grief. This week, about 500 family members of victims of the disaster will gather at the crash site outside the capital, Addis Ababa, to commemorate the first […]
The Boeing 737 plane that crashed in Ethiopia late last year was not safe and unworthy for take off, an investigation by the US House of Representatives says. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Saturday released a preliminary report of its findings, showing that although the commercial aircraft was compliant with federal aviation authority […]
Ambassador of China to South Africa, Lin Songitan, has confirmed that somd of those waiting to be repatriated are positive with coronavirus. Songitan told media in Pretoria on Friday that South Africans awaiting repatriation were part of China’s quarantine programmes, and the group will be subjected to screenings before leaving China. He said the Chinese […]
President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo on Wednesday visited the Kotoka International Airport to assess the country’s readiness to deal with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The President also visited the General Hospital in Telma, and the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. His visit was geared towards assessing the measures put in place by the Ministry of Health and […]
The economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus outbreak for African airlines all over the world is only becoming clearer now. For Kenya airways, the losses amount to $8m almost a month since the airline stoppled flying to China. Before the outbreak, Kenya’s flag carrier used to fly to the industrial hub of Guangzhou three […]