Aviation accidents across Africa may have declined in 2011, but the continent remains top of the global accident league.
Statistics from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) have shown a significant drop in air accidents in African airlines between 2010 and 2011
[From left to right] John Chirchir from Kenya Tourism Board, Etihad Airways chief commercial officer Peter Baumgartner and HE Abdul Razak Mohamed Hadi Al Awadi, UAE Ambassador to Kenya, celebrating the airline’s first flight to East Africa. (Image source: Etihad Airways)
Etihad Airways has launched it first passenger service to East Africa as part of its continent-wide expansion
Transnet, to extend the reach of its healthcare offering, has launched its second health train — Phelophepa II
The East African nations of Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan recently started construction on a joint development venture, which will create a new transport corridor and bolster trade across the region
China has announced plans to pump more than US$66 million into the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) to revamp operations and fund infrastructure rehabilitation
