Africa

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest growing airline on the African continent, has signed agreements for the purchase of a total of 84 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow. It reinforces Ethiopian Airlines' leadership in Africa, having in just a few years taken the place held for decades by South African...

Closing the Covid chapter in the airline offer once and for all. That's what FCM Consulting, a major player in travel management, is anticipating. The company is in fact a partner for thousands of national and multinational organisations, including many of the major national brands in the CAC 40. The increase in air capacity should finally make it possible to redress the imbalance between...

"We called Air France to tell them that flights would not resume in October. And we told them: when you're ready, you're going to line up and see if we're ready to give you back your slots. You are not the only airlines in the...

The event: 24 hours in Marrakech Nearly forty guests - journalists and, above all, decision-makers from the travel industry - were invited to Marrakech on 9 November at the initiative of the ONMT (Moroccan National Tourist Office) and SETO (Syndicat des Entreprises du Tour Operating). Two months to the day after the earthquake, these "24...

With views over the Congo River from its lounge bar, contemporary design and a technological accent with digital room keys, the Novotel Kinshasa La Gombe has everything it takes to become one of the leading destinations in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recently opened, this 115-room hotel...

Air Algérie is continuing to expand, with the airline aiming to serve more than 60 destinations over the next few years. The carrier has recently strengthened its presence on the African continent. At the end of September, Air Algérie inaugurated two weekly flights to Johannesburg. Last March, the carrier had already returned to Libreville in Gabon. The carrier...

The announcement was short-lived. Officially confirmed to AFP on 10 October by a company spokesman, the resumption of flights between Paris CDG and Bamako by Air France only lasted two days. Late in the afternoon of 11 October, the Malian military junta announced that it was cancelling the authorisation granted to Air France...

According to an Air France spokesman speaking to AFP, the national airline has been authorised to serve Bamako three times a week. The frequencies are scheduled on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The airline previously served Bamako with a daily flight. According to the same source, the flights will no longer be operated by the airline's own aircraft. Air France...

Air France flights have been suspended since 7 August due to the coup d'état in Niger, and will not be resuming any time soon, at least not before the end of September. The French airline has renewed the suspension of its four weekly flights to Niamey. This suspension also affects services to Mali and...

The arrival of the winter season will see an increase in long-haul routes on the Transavia network. These include routes to Africa and the Middle East, but also, for the first time, to the Gulf - in particular Dubai. To Africa, the low-cost subsidiary of the Air France-KLM group will be launching services to Cape Town at the end of October...

The Rotana Group is to contribute to the development of the new town of Diamniadio, in Senegal, with a long-stay hotel due to open in 2026. While Diamniadio already has a Radisson Blu hotel, the Middle Eastern hotelier will be adding to the accommodation on offer in this smart city designed to relieve congestion in Dakar. Since 2015, this new showcase for the country has been gradually expanding...

18 destinations, including many flights operated on a daily basis. This is what Brussels Airlines is offering this winter on its Sub-Saharan Africa network from Brussels. The Belgian national carrier is bringing a tenth Airbus A330 back into service for the 2024 summer season. This will enable it to restore its fleet...

Pullman has discovered a new country - South Africa - with its Triangle House in Cape Town. One of the city's tallest skyscrapers, this cruciform tower dominates its historic centre from the top of its 104 metres, while offering business travellers an ideal base from which to...

The Hilton group's luxury hotel chain Waldorf Astoria is discovering the African continent with the opening of its first hotel in Cairo, in the Heliopolis district. The interiors blend Art Deco with references to the Pharaonic era, and the 252 sophisticated rooms and suites reflect the country's cultural history through locally inspired works of art and graphic...

Political relations between France and Africa may be a bit of a rollercoaster ride, but there is at least one segment where everything is going swimmingly: air transport. The number of passengers flying from France to Africa is showing the strongest growth of all international routes. According to...

The situation in Niger, with flight restrictions, is forcing Air France to suspend certain flights to Africa. On Monday, Air France renewed the suspension of flights to Mali and Burkina Faso following the closure of airspace in neighbouring Niger. The measure was originally temporary. But it has...

Six years after the inauguration of Senegal's new gateway, Blaise-Diagne International Airport (AIBD) will be taking on a new dimension in a few months' time. The Senegalese TER will be serving a new station within the airport hub. The new terminal was inaugurated in July by the President of Senegal...

On 7 August, Air France announced the suspension of flights to Niger, as well as to Mali and Burkina Faso. Niger's airspace had in any case been closed since the previous day. A spokeswoman for the airline told Reuters: "Because of the ongoing coup in Niger and the...

The Abidjan Exhibition Centre (PEA) was officially inaugurated on 17 July by Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Vice-President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. Strategically located at Abidjan Port-Bouët, next to Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport, it occupies no less than 16 hectares. And it lays claim to the status of the largest exhibition centre...

With a solid catalogue of African destinations, Brussels Airlines is looking after its business customers with appropriate infrastructures. The renovation of the Sunrise lounge, officially completed on 7 July, is part of this approach. Located in zone T at Brussels airport, this lounge is designed to welcome business class passengers...