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Nigerian aviation firm planning US$100 million African expansion
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (Nahco Aviance) has announced plans to plough US$100 million into the first phase of its expansion across Africa between 2012 and 2014
Precision Air launches new Zambia and DRC routes
Tanzania’s private airline, Precision Air, has launched flights into Lusaka, Zambia and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo
African aviation industry at full flight
A growing middle class and a resources boom across Africa have fuelled the growth of the continent’s aviation industry. (Image source: Peter Russell)
Across the African continent, airlines are expanding by opening up new routes and revamping existing capacity to handle passengers and freight alike, writes Mwangi Mumero
Railway funding boost for Rift Valley
Kenyan and Ugandan rail users are set to benefit from improvements in the network funded by international lenders. (Image source: US Army Africa)
Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the company that runs rail services in Kenya and Uganda, has received US$49 million to carry out infrastructure upgrades
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