Uganda aviation news – Cancelled KQ flight enrages passengers

NOT PROUD TO BE THE PRIDE FOR A CHANGE Passengers reacted angrily earlier in the week when their scheduled Kenya Airways flight was first delayed and then cancelled altogether, prompting the country manager of KQ in Kampala to offer a formal apology to those affected. The development took place on Thursday, causing a sizeable number […]

Mauritius tourism news – MTPA to capture spiritual tourism niche

MAURITIUS TO PROMOTE SPIRITUAL HERITAGE TOURISM Hot on the heels of a report about the establishment of the Praslin Heritage Route in the Seychelles come news from Mauritius, another member of the Vanilla Islands, that they too will turn to their heritage in search of added attractions for tourist visitors. The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, […]

Uganda news update – Tourism Minister rubbishes Kanyeihamba report

TOURISM MINISTER CALLS KANYEIHAMBA A FAILURE Recently returned from attending the World Travel Market in London did Ugandas Minister of Tourism Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu finally speak out on the controversial report of the commission of enquiry, scripted by equally controversial retired Supreme Court justice George Kanyeihamba. The minister, cited in the report allegedly as a […]

Seychelles tourism news – Praslin gets new ‘Heritage Route’

SEYCHELLES HERITAGE FOUNDATION MARKS HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES ON PRASLIN The Praslin Heritage Route, a trail covering some 25 sites and monuments, has been opened by the Seychelles Heritage Foundation earlier this week, offering locals and tourists like an insight into the history and culture of the Seychelles. The archipelago, comprising some 115 islands, is […]

Rwanda aviation news – Qatar Airways eyes Kigali for early 2012

QATAR AIRWAYS EYES KIGALI The just concluded bi-annual Dubai Air Show brought interesting information to light, over and above the mega deals struck by Qatar Airways and Emirates and a number of other airlines too of course when it was learned that QR has set its eyes set on three more East African destinations. Sometime […]

Mauritius aviation news – Construction of new terminal and apron ‘on time’

NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL TO BE READY BY 2013 Airports of Mauritius have confirmed that the ongoing work on upgrading the countrys main international airport in Pt. Louis is on schedule and that in fact two aircraft parking positions have already been handed over by the contractor. The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolan International Airport is under the […]

South Sudan news – Record inflation hits Africa’s youngest country

RECORD INFLATION HITS NEW COUNTRY While Ugandans are pondering the impact of a 30.5 percent inflation rate, across the Northern border in South Sudan the situation is much grimmer, it was learned earlier in the week. Driven by food prices and the cost of fuel, something the country has to import inspite of being a […]

Uganda conservation news – Mehta’s sugar company accused of massive pollution

SUGAR BARON ACCUSED OF MASSIVE POLLUTION The Mehta Group owned Sugar Corporation of Uganda, already in the bad books of local, regional and international conservation groups for their connivance to grab over 7.000 hectares of prime tropical rainforest to grow sugar cane on the land, has come under renewed fire this week. Reports emerged that […]

Uganda aviation news – Gulf Air appoints GSA

GULF AIR APPOINTS GSA FOR UGANDA The Bahrain based airline, due to commence flights to Uganda from the 05th December onwards, has yesterday announced the appointment of a General Sales Agent in the country, casting aside their former partners who represented the airline until their withdrawal from the route several years ago, settling for the […]

Seychelles aviation news – Ethiopian postpones Seychelles flights on eve of inaugural

FLIGHTS TO SEYCHELLES POSTPONED Soon after a meeting between the Seychellois tourism gurus and senior Ethiopian Airlines staff on the sidelines of the World Tourism Market in London, when future cooperation was discussed, was it learned that ET has now postponed the start of flights between Addis Ababa and Mahe for operational reasons, a purely […]

Tanzania aviation update – Mwanza airport closed after flooding

TORRENTIAL RAINS BRING AIR TRAFFIC IN MWANZA TO A HALT Rains of biblical proportions hit the lake side municipality of Mwanza late Sunday into Monday, forcing the airport management to eventually cancel all flight operations in and out of Mwanza as a result of flooded runways, taxiways and aprons. Affected were a number of flights, […]

Rwanda aviation news – RwandAir announces date for Lagos flights

RWANDAIR ANNOUNCES LAGOS FLIGHTS FOR 03RD DECEMBER The Rwandan national airline has just announced that they will, as previously mentioned here, commence flights to Lagos / Nigeria as of 03rd December this year. Departure and arrival times of the flight have been tuned to allow easy connections to onward flights to Dubai via Mombasa, Nairobi […]

South Sudan aviation news – ICAO admits South Sudan as 191st member state

SOUTH SUDAN JOINS ICAO As the long march for the new Republic of South Sudan continues into Independence, the young country has made another milestone step when it finally was accepted as the 191st member of ICAO. The International Civil Aviation Organization admitted South Sudan last week on the 10th of November, paving the way […]

Kenya aviation breaking news – B787 Dreamliner set to visit Kenya

DREAMLINER SET TO MAKE A VISIT TO THE EAST AFRICAN SKIES Information was received from usually reliable sources that the Boeing B787 Dreamliner will make a maiden visit to East Africa, with planned stops at Nairobis Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and to Addis Ababa too, amongst other countries to be visited. Kenya Airways has 9 […]

Kenya aviation news – Brutal demolitions mark start of fight for land outside JKIA

BRUTAL DEMOLITIONS MARK START OF LAND OCCUPATION BY KAA Kenyans will be waking up on Monday morning, shocked to read about another act of government brutality and open defiance of ongoing court proceedings, as hundreds of expensive homes were raided and destroyed over the weekend notably done when courts were not in session to obtain […]

Eastern Congo conservation news – Elephant population decimated in war torn areas

EASTERN CONGO ELEPHANT POPULATION MORE THAN HALFED IN LAST DECADE Alarming figures have emerged from research carried out in the Eastern Congo, a region savaged by civil war and divided by militia ruled fiefdoms, denying the central government in Kinshasa full control or a part of the country rich in natural resources, both in the […]