Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced the launch of flights to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
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Ethiopian Airlines signs US$2.1bn deal to purchase 20 Boeing aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a US$2.1bn deal to purchase 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Cargolux increases cargo rates to Africa
Luxembourg-based cargo airline Cargolux has decided to increase cargo rates to Africa in an attempt to offset costs incurred to contain the spread of the Ebola virus
Omani firm to develop US$700mn dry port in Cote d’Ivoire
Omani contracting firm Hasan Juma Backer & Contracting (HJB) is investing US$700mn to build a dry port in Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa
Bollore and Pan African Minerals sign MoU to develop railway project
French investment group Bollore and Pan African Minerals have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a US$895mn railway project linking Côte dIvoire and Burkina Faso