Asian OEMs are making rapid inroads into the African market as infrastructure developments present new growth opportunities
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Mauritius to get second passenger terminal by 2020
The government of Mauritius, has announced to construct a second passenger terminal, which is scheduled to start in 2019 and completed by 2020, aiming to modernise the transport sector in the country
Rwanda lays foundation stone of Bugesera International Airport
On 9 August, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame laid the foundation stone of the country’s newest transportation hub, the Bugesera International Airport, serving Kigali
EMC3 Chairman Baba Epega announces US$100mn project bringing motorsport to Nigeria
West Africa’s first motorsports racetrack and leisure park is set to be open in a US$100mn project
Lagos slows as travel to Africa displays double-digit growth
An analysis of seat capacity for travel to the top ten international airports in Africa, produced by ForwardKeys, reveals that Lagos is seeing substantial declines in both domestic and international capacity, mainly because Arik Air is cutting 53 per cent of its seats for the rest of 2017