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Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

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Iata and The Weather Company join forces to enhance turbulence data for airlines

22 Feb 2024

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

IATA releases global air transport statistics for 2017

IATA releases global air transport statistics for 2017

7 Sep 2018

IATA records positive growth on July passenger demand

IATA records positive growth on July passenger demand

31 Aug 2018

June global passenger demand rises by 7.7%

June global passenger demand rises by 7.7%

15 Aug 2018

Shop on Amazon from Ghana with startup Eazyloop

Shop on Amazon from Ghana with startup Eazyloop

Tom Jackson 13 Aug 2018

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

Tom Jackson 30 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

Megan Roper 26 Jul 2018

And the World's Best Airlines of 2018 are...

And the World's Best Airlines of 2018 are...

19 Jul 2018

New Pan-African B2B marketplace "a one-stop-shop for all things African"

New Pan-African B2B marketplace "a one-stop-shop for all things African"

18 Jul 2018

How we can unblock the biggest barrier to Nigeria's economic growth

How we can unblock the biggest barrier to Nigeria's economic growth

Marleze van Loggerenberg 10 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Staff Bus Nigeria wins Step startup competition

Staff Bus Nigeria wins Step startup competition

2 Jul 2018

Airlines sold N505 billion tickets in 2017, says NCAA

Airlines sold N505 billion tickets in 2017, says NCAA

Chinedu Eze 18 Jun 2018

Photo by mrigendra chauhan on Unsplash

Regional Connectivity Conference: Making inter-state transport work in Africa

11 Jun 2018

Increased passenger demand for Africa as global demand slows in April

Increased passenger demand for Africa as global demand slows in April

1 Jun 2018

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#AfricaMonth: Pave the way to Open Skies

Natalia Rosa 22 May 2018

Kenyan president receives 2018 African Road Builders award

Kenyan president receives 2018 African Road Builders award

21 May 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

18 May 2018

Renaming of Songwe International Airport on the cards

Renaming of Songwe International Airport on the cards

Merali Chawe 14 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Growing market in Africa

Ilse van den Berg 14 May 2018

Pemba Airport to get major upgrade

Pemba Airport to get major upgrade

Haji Mtumwa 11 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Consortium signs agreement with Nigeria for railway concession

Consortium signs agreement with Nigeria for railway concession

3 May 2018

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

30 Apr 2018

Nigeria's TradeDepot secures $3m Series A round

Nigeria's TradeDepot secures $3m Series A round

Tom Jackson 27 Apr 2018

Three key areas African ports authorities need to focus on

Three key areas African ports authorities need to focus on

Hein van den Ende 20 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

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February shows rebound in passenger traffic growth

6 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

President Paul Kagame. Image credit: Village Urugwiro via

A new dawn for Africa as 44 countries sign CFTA deal

Collins Mwai 22 Mar 2018

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IATA releases global air transport statistics for 2017

IATA releases global air transport statistics for 2017

7 Sep 2018

IATA records positive growth on July passenger demand

IATA records positive growth on July passenger demand

31 Aug 2018

June global passenger demand rises by 7.7%

June global passenger demand rises by 7.7%

15 Aug 2018

Shop on Amazon from Ghana with startup Eazyloop

Shop on Amazon from Ghana with startup Eazyloop

Tom Jackson 13 Aug 2018

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

Tom Jackson 30 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

Megan Roper 26 Jul 2018

And the World's Best Airlines of 2018 are...

And the World's Best Airlines of 2018 are...

19 Jul 2018

New Pan-African B2B marketplace "a one-stop-shop for all things African"

New Pan-African B2B marketplace "a one-stop-shop for all things African"

18 Jul 2018

How we can unblock the biggest barrier to Nigeria's economic growth

How we can unblock the biggest barrier to Nigeria's economic growth

Marleze van Loggerenberg 10 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Staff Bus Nigeria wins Step startup competition

Staff Bus Nigeria wins Step startup competition

2 Jul 2018

Airlines sold N505 billion tickets in 2017, says NCAA

Airlines sold N505 billion tickets in 2017, says NCAA

Chinedu Eze 18 Jun 2018

Photo by mrigendra chauhan on Unsplash

Regional Connectivity Conference: Making inter-state transport work in Africa

11 Jun 2018

Increased passenger demand for Africa as global demand slows in April

Increased passenger demand for Africa as global demand slows in April

1 Jun 2018

Photo by Daniel De Ciantis on

#AfricaMonth: Pave the way to Open Skies

Natalia Rosa 22 May 2018

Kenyan president receives 2018 African Road Builders award

Kenyan president receives 2018 African Road Builders award

21 May 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

18 May 2018

Renaming of Songwe International Airport on the cards

Renaming of Songwe International Airport on the cards

Merali Chawe 14 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Growing market in Africa

Ilse van den Berg 14 May 2018

Pemba Airport to get major upgrade

Pemba Airport to get major upgrade

Haji Mtumwa 11 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Consortium signs agreement with Nigeria for railway concession

Consortium signs agreement with Nigeria for railway concession

3 May 2018

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

30 Apr 2018

Nigeria's TradeDepot secures $3m Series A round

Nigeria's TradeDepot secures $3m Series A round

Tom Jackson 27 Apr 2018

Three key areas African ports authorities need to focus on

Three key areas African ports authorities need to focus on

Hein van den Ende 20 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Photo by Omar Prestwich on

February shows rebound in passenger traffic growth

6 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

President Paul Kagame. Image credit: Village Urugwiro via

A new dawn for Africa as 44 countries sign CFTA deal

Collins Mwai 22 Mar 2018

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

15 Mar 2018

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Faulty business models, policies shrink air travel market, survival of airlines

Wole Oyebade 13 Mar 2018

Photo by Gerrie van der Walt on Unsplash

IATA global passenger traffic results reflect slowest year-over-year increase

9 Mar 2018

Emirates goes behind the scenes for International Women's Day

9 Mar 2018

Photo by paul mocan on Unsplash

Three African airports honoured at Airport Service Quality Awards

Ilse van den Berg 8 Mar 2018

Automated passport readers at CAI a warm welcome for travellers, defence against security threats

13 Feb 2018

AU's free trade area set for launch in March

AU's free trade area set for launch in March

2 Feb 2018

Global passenger traffic results for 2017 show rise in demand

Global passenger traffic results for 2017 show rise in demand

2 Feb 2018

African aviation development conference heads to Cape Town

African aviation development conference heads to Cape Town

29 Jan 2018

Boda Boda riders launch bike-hailing app

Boda Boda riders launch bike-hailing app

24 Jan 2018

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