Nigeria Transcorp Hotels in N8bn ($49m) IPO
Transcorp Hotels (Nigeria) intends to raise N8bn ($48.8m) through an initial public offering (IPO) which should commence marketing on Sept. 24. Reports show that the...
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Two South Africans Selected for #mytrip Global Instagrammers Experience In Dubai
Two South Africans – Gareth Pon and Craig Howes – are set to represent the South African Instagram community in Dubai, after being selected to...
10 Best West African Restaurants in NYC // 10 best West African Restaurants à New York
The peanut-dusted lamb kebabs called suya from northern Nigeria, available at Brooklyn’s Buka In the late ’80s, the typical Senegalese immigrant was a guy...
IHG Expands In Africa With Hotel In Ethiopia
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Tsemex Hotels and Business Plc to develop Crowne Plaza Addis Ababa. The 210-key hotel represents...
Flydubai Adds Three New routes To East Africa
Flydubai will launch three new routes to East Africa in September (File/AFP) Dubai-based flydubai added three new East African routes, bringing the total number of destinations...
Union Disrupts Air France-KLM Flight at MMIA
The National Union of Air Transport Workers (NUATE) yesterday disrupted the Lagos-Paris flight of Air France-KLM at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos,...
Tourism Becomes Uganda’s Main Export
WRITTEN BY ALON MWESIGWA Uganda has a new top export earner. Tourism has for the first time become Uganda’s biggest export earner after it fetched...
Libyan Rescuers Recover Bodies Of Drowned Migrants
Libyan rescuers have recovered the bodies of around 170 people after a boat carrying illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sank at sea last week. “We...
President Assures Investors In Tourism Industry Of Support
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday assured investors that his government was addressing the insecurity, which had contributed to slump in tourism. He said Kenyan had unique...
Madagascar: Islands of Safety
BY ANNELIE ROZEBOOM, With Madagascar’s political crisis over, children may finally get more protection Harivola Rasoananahary, 13, sits on a bunk bed in a...
fastjet Named Cheapest Low-Cost Carrier In Africa
A recent survey by flight comparison site WhichAirline.com has revealed that fastjet is the cheapest low-cost carrier (LCC) in Africa. The results of the survey...
UN to mark ‘Victory Over Slavery: Haiti And Beyond’
Visitors to the United Nations later today and those to the Bronx Museum of Fine Arts tomorrow will have a chance to see an...
UN to mark 'Victory Over Slavery: Haiti And Beyond'
Visitors to the United Nations later today and those to the Bronx Museum of Fine Arts tomorrow will have a chance to see an...
The Rome Trip with Yvonne Idris
I haven’t written anything in a while, I’ve been settling back in at home. Although I...
High taxes ruin African airlines – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has attributed the failure of airlines in Africa to over taxation by states, which is also compounded by safety...
Virgin launches glass-bottomed plane..one of the best April fools of all times
By ; Richard Brandson I’m thrilled to announce that Virgin has created another world-first with the introduction of the technology required to produce the worlds...
Must-Visit: Restaurants in African and Black Diaspora Cuisine
Africans Diaspora Cuisine USA Desta: Delectable Ethiopian cuisine in a cozy, elegant atmosphere 3086 Briarcliff Road Atlanta, GA 30329 (404) 929-0011 www.destaethiopiankitchen.com Ms. Tootsies: Southern...
Dreamliner gets ETOPS approvals from FAA
Boeing has received approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) certification from the FAA for the 787 Dreamliner. The move will allow 787s to be operated up...
Cameroon Guidelines Seek to Avert Conflict Over Forest Carbon Scheme
Mbalmayo — Cameroon’s government has published a guide outlining good practice for initiatives to protect the African country’s rich rainforests and reduce emissions from deforestation....