The East African nation is working with countries such as Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia in a bid to boost its railway infrastructure
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flydubai adds Eritrea to its network with direct flight
Dubai-based flydubai has announced the addition of Eritrea to its African network with direct flights between Dubai and Asmara
New Suez Canal facilitates trial run, to open next month
The new Suez Canal has been completed and successful trial runs have been initiated by several vessels, making way for a formal inauguration of the canal on 6 August 2015
Hapag-Lloyd launches express service between West Africa and Europe
Global shipping major Hapag-Lloyd will offer an improved service between West Africa and Northern Europe through the Standalone West Africa Express (WAX) Service, starting 10 August 2015
ISCOS develops mobile tool to monitor Non-Tariff Barriers
Africa’s Intergovernmental Standing Committee on Shipping (ISCOS) has developed a mobile phone-based tool to monitor, report and resolve Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)