Aircraft management and charter company Empire Aviation Group (EAG) is planning to open a permanent base in West Africa
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New container to be built at Côte d'Ivoire’s Abidjan Port for US$875mn
China’s Eximbank has provided a loan of US$875mn to Côte d’Ivoire for the construction of a second container at the Abidjan Port
Maersk’s container company signs MoU with Ghana to expand Tema Port
APM Terminals has signed an MoU with the government of Ghana for US$1bn to expand the Tema Port
China to construct US$12bn railway line in Nigeria
China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has signed a deal worth US$12bn with Nigeria to construct a West African coastal railway
Etihad Airways to begin daily flights to Dar es Salaam
Etihad Airways has announced its daily service to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania from Abu Dhabi, in a move to expand its African route network