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African airline traffic fell 0.3% year-on-year in June Conflict between Israel and Iran weighs on global travel Global passenger demand up...
• Presidential Decree 2019-034 transformed PAD from landlord to master developer, allowing PAD to monetise surplus plots and diversify revenue, exactly...
 MSC to launch Iroko service on Sept 10, directly linking China, Singapore, and West Africa. Route reduces transshipment, cutting transit...
• Ain Sokhna port received new cranes for Terminal 1, set to launch by year-end.• The terminal, led by Hutchison Ports, will handle 3.5M TEUs annually.•...
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• Belgian investor Victoria Equity injected $6.2M loan, proposing share conversion that would dilute State control.• Minister Bussa urges matching...
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• The terminal will add 1,000 meters of quay, a 4,000-square-meter office complex, warehouses, workshops, and 120,000-ton grain silos. • Phased...
South Africa granted Transnet a new 94.8 billion rand ($5.3B) guarantee to aid its recovery. Rail freight dropped to 152M tons in 2023/24, down...
Mali approved a $238M World Bank loan to build key roads, including Sandaré-Diéma. Project boosts the Bamako-Dakar trade corridor and rural...
With a new international airport and plans for an aeronautics academy, Angola deepens ties with Ethiopia to strengthen air transport, support tourism, and...
Rail weakness pushes freight to roads, intensifying pressure on the highway network. Highlights: ● SANRAL gets R7 billion loan from BRICS' New...
Morocco launched a nationwide logistics system, breaking ground on a $61.3M zone in Oulad Saleh, Nouaceur, on July 22. The 500,000...
Jomo Kenyatta and Wilson International Airports will get new master plans to boost safety, capacity, and East Africa hub ambitions. Highlights ● Jomo...
The country bets on improved logistics to become a regional hub amid rising mineral demand and port congestion in South Africa. Highlights France and...
In this interview with Agence Ecofin, Abdourahman Ali Abdillahi, CEO of Air Djibouti, discusses the national carrier's unprecedented choice to voluntarily...
• TRC begins phase 2 of the Intermodal and Rail Development Project backed by a $200 million IDA credit• The project will rehabilitate 2,707 km of...
• Mali to invest $322M in 2025 to upgrade 20,000 km of roads under its Road Maintenance Program• Aims to boost security, reduce transport costs, and...
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As work on the first phase of the Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport expansion continues, Guinean authorities have announced their intention to move...
• Nigerian Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited debuts vessel aimed to service the cabotage market in the country, and potentially beyond. • The move...
• xAfrica accounts for nearly 1 in 5 global road deaths, worsened by old used cars• Over 80% of exported used vehicles fail basic emissions standards•...
• Morocco began expanding Casablanca Airport to raise capacity to 35M passengers by 2029• The $1.7B project supports the “Airports 2030” plan to...
• Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways establish strategic agreement, introducing a third daily flight between Doha and Nairobi. • Part of wider Qatari...
• ECOWAS Bank funds 47.7-km stretch of strategic 700-km road project• Lagos-Calabar highway seen boosting regional trade and investment• Part of broader...
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