India will lend US$300mn to fund a railway line connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti as part of its programme to invest in Africa
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New Boeing 737-700 acquired by RwandAir
RwandAir has taken ownership of a new, US$40mn Boeing 737-700 NG
Ethiopian Airlines to carry out maintenance works for Bombardier
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace has made Ethiopian Airlines an authorised service facility that will service Bombardiers Q400 and Q400 NextGen turobprop aircrafts
Uganda to upgrade the Kasese airfield
Ugandas Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has revealed plans to upgrade the Kasese airfield, located in the Kasese district of Unganda, to an airport in this financial year
Siemens to power Mozambique port
German company Siemens has won a contract worth more than US$150mn to install an electricity supply system for a deep-water port at Nacala-a-Velha in northern Mozambique