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Cameroon and Egypt have concluded negotiations for the activation of the existing Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between the two States. Cameroon, located in Central Africa and Egypt, located in Northern Africa, signed a BASA for direct air transport connectivity between the countries in the year 1999. But the agreement is currently not in use as air carriers in both States …
Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated state-of-the-art passenger terminal and its Skylight Hotel recently in the presence of FDRE Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed, African Union Chairperson H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki, Ministers, high level government officials, Ethiopian Airlines Board Members, Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Executive Management Members and invited guests. The Prime Minister remarks: “Ethiopian Airlines is our …
RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has announced that it will commence flights to Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, effective April 2019. RwandAir says it will operate five weekly direct flights from Kigali to Addis Ababa with a CRJ-900NG aircraft. Addis Ababa is not only the administrative, financial and commercial center of the country but …
By Roland Ohaeri The Decisive Step The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) was launched in January 2018 by African Union (AU) leaders to liberalize air services for operators within the continent, and thence redefine Africa’s approach to aviation and air transport development in Africa. To many, so far, the march towards liberalization of air transport in Africa has made …
The African Union Ministers responsible for Tourism endorsed the crucial role of the Tourism sector in the attainment of the main goals of the AU Agenda 2063 of continental integration, prosperity and peace. The declaration of the Ministers is followed by the outcomes of a day-long experts’ First Ordinary Session of the Sub-Committee on Tourism of the Specialized Technical Committee …
…20 Of 26 SAATM States Sign MoI To Operationalize SAATM, YD In line with the African Union’s (AU) efforts to ensure that African States fully implement key measures needed for the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), participants at the ‘4th AUC Ministerial Working Group Meeting on the Operationalization Of SAATM’ held recently in Lomé, Togo, sought ways to fast-track …
