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
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Indian firm wins US$79.2mn transport projects in Africa
Indian automobile manufacturing company Ashok Leyland has announced that it has won two integrated transport projects worth US$79.2mn in Tanzania and Zimbabwe
ABB to supply engineering equipment for Ethiopian railway project
ABB has been awarded a bid to supply traction sub-stations and auxiliary power supply for a newly developed railway line in Ethiopia for US$16mn
Gambia launches US$65mn Trans-Gambia Bridge project
The Gambian government with funds worth US$65mn from the Africa Development Bank has commenced the construction of the Trans-Gambia Bridge project
Nigeria’s Arik Air to commence direct flights to Italy by 2015
Nigeria’s leading carrier Arik Air has revealed that it plans to operate direct flights to Milan and Rome by 2015