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Africa’s cheapest car to be rolled out in June 2014

The vehicle is suited for the rugged African terrain. (Image source: Mobius Motors)

Kenyan Vehicle Manufacturer (KVM) has announced that it will launch the continent’s cheapest car in June 2014

Malawian Airlines launches first flight to Johannesburg

Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said that the launch was a part of Vision 2025, an effort to position the airlines as a major business hub in Africa. (Image source: Ethiopian Airlines)

Malawian Airlines has announced the launch of its first flight to Johannesburg in South Africa

KIA and Dana Motors sign deal to build assembly plant in Nigeria

The Nigerian governments new auto policy would set the stage for a new era of industrial, micro, small and medium enterprise development in the nation. (Image source: Stig Nygaard/Flickr)

South Korean motor company KIA Motors and Dana Motors Ltd have signed an agreement to set up a vehicle assembly plant in Nigeria within two years

Zambia Railways on 'path to recovery'

Bombardier, Huawei and GMC Technologies will be involved in delivering the US$51 million railway project. (Image source: fcl1971/sxc.hu)

Zambia Railways (ZR) has signed a US$51 million contract for a state-of-the-art signalling and telecommunication project

Congolese national airline announces first operation in the Middle East

The opening of the new direct route from Brazzaville, Congo will make the airport of Brazzaville as a hub in Central Africa. (Image source: Gastounetaero/Flickr)

Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir) is seeking to launch its first commercial flight from Congo-Brazzaville to Dubai by the 31 March 2014