Africa

After the three weekly flights launched by Air Senegal to Lyon in March, the airline is continuing its international expansion. From 2 September, the carrier will be offering two weekly non-stop flights from Dakar's Blaise Diagne international airport to New York JFK....

While we wait for collective immunity to the Covid-19 virus, vaccination campaigns are being stepped up worldwide. However, there are major variations from one continent to another. These are the findings of an investigation by the New York Times. In partnership with the University of Oxford, the American daily has created a Covid barometer, which analyses the state of...

Will business travel to Africa quickly return to its pre-Covid form? Despite advances in vaccination, the shadow of PCR tests, quarantines and closed borders continues to haunt short business trips to the continent. It's an uncertainty that struck as early as 4 March 2020...

The evaporation of international air traffic to the African continent over several months will leave its mark. Overall, even with the recovery in the second half of 2020, the region is unlikely to have attracted more than 45 million passengers over the year, compared with 155 million in 2019. Worse still, the return to this...

How have your West African hotels coped with the Covid 19 crisis? Daniel Karbownik - From April 2020, we were initially affected because the European, American and Asian outbound markets were closing. A lot of hotels were closed and there was absolutely no traffic. But from July onwards, we...

South Africa, the continent's leading economic power, had barely recovered from a first deadly wave of the pandemic last year when it was faced with a new acceleration in infections, accompanied by an unfortunate coincidence: the 501Y.V2 variant of Covid 19, discovered by local scientists, was immediately dubbed the "South African variant"...

How have your customers' requirements changed since the start of the Covid 19 crisis? Cécile Caplin - The Covid crisis has brought with it a host of travel restrictions and the complexity of all movements and travel, both personal and professional. Overall, since March last year, we've entered a period of...

Regus has unveiled its plans for Togo, announcing on 12 February that it will open its first office in Lomé. Expected to open in the second quarter, the Regus Avenue de la Chance business centre will be located on the eponymous thoroughfare in the new "GTA Lomé II" administrative district to the north of the Togolese capital. The new Regus address...

How is the Onomo Group and its 21 hotels across Africa coping with the health crisis? Cédric Guilleminot - While the African leisure and top-of-the-range hotel industry has suffered as a result of the health restrictions imposed by governments, our mid-range and business positioning has enabled us to get through this...

Cairo has a new palace with the opening of a St. Regis, one of the luxury brands of the Marriott group. With butler service in every room and suite, a design that blends opulence, refinement and elegance, bronze and wood carvings embellished with flashes of gold, and crystal trimmings and chandeliers galore, the hotel, located in the heart of Cairo's...

The Radisson Hotel Group is launching its Radisson Collection luxury brand in Africa with the opening of a hotel in Bamako, Mali. Located in the ACI 2000 district, close to embassies and company headquarters, the hotel offers 200 spacious rooms, including 32 suites, with panoramic views of the River Niger and the...

The Radisson Hotel Group plans to at least double its long-stay offering in Europe, Africa and the Middle East by 2025. Currently, the number of serviced flats offered by the group in the EMEA region - 5,400 units in 45 establishments in operation or under development - represents almost...

How does Douala compare with the capital Youandé? Edouard Fochive - While Yaoundé is the country's economic capital, Douala is its political capital as well as a port city, as Cameroon has two maritime fronts: Douala and Kribi. However, Douala is currently the operational front in economic terms. The attraction of the city...

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...