African Minerals is to lease an additional 14 locomotives from South African company RRL Grindrod for use in Sierra Leone
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Virgin Atlantic says adios to Kenya
The curtain is set to fall on Virgin Atlantic’s activity in Kenya after the airline announced it would suspend flights on the London-Nairobi route in September
Ghana’s Kumasi Airport renovation started

The renovation work is targeted at upgrading the Kumasi Airport to international standards. (Image source: bagaball/Flickr)
Ghana has launched renovation works to upgrade facility status of its airport in Kumasi
New Ghanaian airline to hit the skies in September

The airline has plans to expand its service outside Africa within a period of five years. (Image source: nathanmac87/Flickr)
Africa World Airline, a new Ghana-based joint venture airline, will hit the skies on September 21, 2012
Emirates to operate daily Zimbabwe and Zambia route

Emirates has so far carried more than 43,000 passengers on its Dubai-Lusaka-Harare. (Image source: Adrian Pingstone)
UAE-based airline Emirates has announced that its Dubai-Lusaka-Harare route is to become a daily service from October 2012