Africa

Hotels Onomo Hôtel Douala This four-star hotel, located less than a kilometre from Bonanjo Park, offers 152 rooms with Wi-Fi connection and meeting rooms for business travellers in a bright, modern setting. A car park, free airport shuttle, swimming pool, poolside bar,...

Formalities French nationals holding a passport valid for at least six months must go to the Cameroon consulate in Paris from Monday to Thursday between 9.30am and 12.30pm with their complete application. Applications by post are not accepted. Two identical recent passport photos (4 x 4) are required, as well as a stamp fee...

Linked to the sea by a 50km access canal, the port of Douala handles exports of timber, cocoa, coffee and bananas, cotton and aluminium, as well as products from industrial processing. It is through this facility that most of the country's foreign trade passes, as well as the...

Situated in the heart of the Gulf of Guinea, on the south-eastern shore of the Wouri estuary, Douala has built its economic development sheltered from the political tensions of the capital, Yaoundé, from which it is separated by almost 200 kilometres. The result: a metropolis of three million people - 20% of the population...

Accor has entered into a partnership with Kamaj Investment to open three hotels under the Pullman Living, Novotel and MGallery brands in Djibouti by 2022/2023. "This is a development we are very excited about, as Djibouti is an attractive destination for business travellers and has a central geo-strategic position thanks to its port," said Accor's CEO....

Hyatt is continuing its growth in sub-Saharan Africa with the announced takeover of the former Hilton Cape Town City Centre. Renamed Hyatt Regency Cape Town, the establishment is due to open in December 2020 and will offer 137 rooms, including 15 suites, three bars and restaurants, a fitness centre and an outdoor swimming pool, in addition to 400 m2 of meeting space and...

Up to 40% of additional flights from December until the beginning of January and 12% of additional capacity from the start of the winter schedules on 25 October: Brussels Airlines is favouring its favourite continent, Africa, in its winter schedules. The continent is an essential element in the Belgian airline's positioning. In...

In a world battered by the coronavirus pandemic, there are still places where a certain optimism reigns. Such is the case at Addis Ababa airport, the capital of Ethiopia. On 28 August, Ethiopian Airlines officially inaugurated the expansion of Terminal 2, its international hub. Few travellers...

One - the Radisson Hotel Istanbul Sultanahmet - is more intimate with its 28 rooms, historic ballroom and 19th-century Ottoman-French meeting room. The other, the Radisson Hotel President Beyazit, is more contemporary, with 201 rooms and suites in grey and beige tones, five bars...

Air Sénégal is preparing to strengthen its catalogue in the business travel segment. On 26 June, the airline will begin operations between Dakar and London's Stansted airport. The Airbus A321 will operate three flights a week, every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The aircraft will leave London Stansted at...

The latest data from ForwardKeys, a firm which analyses the development of global air traffic by working on the capacity of flights in service, flight searches and more than 17 million booking transactions per day, reveals that in 2019, the growth in the number of international air journeys rose by 4.5...

A small country stuck in the Horn of Africa, overwhelmed by a torrid climate that forces it to import 95 % of its water needs. Djibouti, a former French colony that became independent in 1977, does not at first sight appear to be very well qualified as a business destination. Backed by the economic giant Ethiopia, the territory...

Djibouti, founded in 1888 under French colonial rule and the capital of the country of the same name, of which it is one of six administrative divisions, is in the process of becoming one of the most modern ports in the world. An economic lung for two-thirds of the country's total population of nearly 600,000...

Formalities French nationals must apply for a visa and have a valid passport, valid for six months after the date of return and with at least three blank pages, two of which must be facing each other. Visas can be obtained from the Djibouti diplomatic representation or by using the e-visa procedure:https://www.evisa.gouv.dj...

HOTELS Djibouti Palace Kempinski Located on the Heron peninsula, Djibouti's international district, this luxurious hotel 13 kilometres from the international airport opens its beautiful terraces onto the Indian Ocean. It offers guests 320 rooms, suites or flats with sea views, as well as meeting and conference facilities...

At the beginning of December, Regus opened its third Algerian address in Sétif, nestling on the 16th floor of the Park Mall, a 10-minute walk from the station and a 20-minute drive from the international airport. This 671 m² business centre comprises 41 private offices, 120 workstations, a coworking space...

Report and photos Florian Guillemin The people of Abidjan have long been proud of Plateau, of the image of "little Manhattan" with which the city's business and institutional district is often associated. But the modernity that radiated from these towers, symbols of the "Ivorian miracle" initiated by President Houphouët-Boigny in the 1960s, has well...

According to analyses by STR, a consultancy specialising in hotels and real estate, Addis Ababa has had the highest rate per room in Africa over the last twelve months. From July 2018 to June 2019, the average price in the Ethiopian capital - measured in constant currency, which eliminates the effects...

Is your appointment as Accor Regional Director for West and Central Africa just an HR issue, or is it part of Accor's new organisation on the African market? Daniel Karbownik - It's more a question of 'internal cooking', even if the Accor group has indeed reorganised itself in Sub-Saharan Africa, to make it the priority destination...

What remains of the former Pullman Abidjan after this extensive renovation? François Cernejeski - The renovation of the Pullman Abidjan hotel began in July 2016. Initially, the project mainly concerned the rooms. The hotel was closed from 14 March 2017, before reopening at the end of 2018. To tell the truth, it...