COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 23rd of July 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda on a daily basis #COVID19 This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines Global overview: 193.597.542 Cases and 4.154.876 Deaths […]

Brussels Airlines – give yourself a treat

UPGRADE YOURSELF TO PREMIUM ECONOMY AT AN AFFORDABLE FEE (Posted 23rd July 2021) Counting down the days until you can take off again towards your favourite European destination? Make your travel even more memorable and pamper yourself with an upgrade to Premium Economy Class! Book by 31/07/2021 and benefit from our promotional summer fares! Book […]

#AirlineRatings put Qatar Airways on top – AGAIN

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR, BEST BUSINESS CLASS, BEST AIRLINE IN MIDDLE EAST AND BEST CATERING (Posted 23rd July 2021) Qatar Airways has been named Airline of the Year 2021 by AirlineRatings. The airline has also clinched the Best Middle East Airline, Best Catering, and the Best Business Class awards. This marks the third year in […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 22nd of July 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda on a daily basis Global overview: 193.007.039 Cases and 4.146.088 Deaths as of 22nd of July 2021 175.483.945 cases […]

TravelComments.com – Six destinations in Southern & East Africa made it to list of the “World’s Greatest Places 2021”!

The famous Time Magazine, an American weekly news magazine and news website, has released its third annual list of the “World’s Greatest Places”. To compile this list, the magazine solicited nominations of places – including countries, regions, cities and towns – from its international network of correspondents and contributors, with an eye toward those offering […]

#IATA warns governments about continued high cost of #COVID19 tests

IATA Warns Governments on High Cost of Testing The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to more expensive PCR tests. IATA also recommended governments adopt […]

#Hilton’s LXR Luxury Brand comes to #Seychelles

MANGO HOUSE BECOMES HILTON’S FOURTH PROPERTY IN THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 22nd July 2021) Hilton Hotels have announced the opening of ‘Mango House‘ on the main Seychelles Island of Mahe. Guests will have a choice of 41 rooms, suites and waterfront villas at the new resort which is located at Baie Lazare in the south of […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

CCA IN THE NEWS U.S.-Africa Business Summit 2021 – July 27 – 29 AllAfrica Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) will hold this year’s 13th U.S.-Africa Business Summit virtually to build sustainable partnerships and opportunities between key government and private sector decision-makers across America and the African continent…Read more>> CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Pfizer-BioNTech to […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 21st of July 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda on a daily basis Global overview: 192.433.461 Cases and 4.137.231 Deaths as of 21st of July 2021 175.083.547 cases […]

#BreakingNews as Skyward passengers make escape from plane wreck

SKYWARD DASH – 100 IN BODGED LANDING AT EL WAK (Posted 21st July 2021) (Pictures courtesy of @kenyanaviator) Information received suggests that a Skyward aircraft, registered as 5Y-GRS – a twin engined DeHavilland Dash-100 – suffered a bodged landing at El Wak, when upon touchdown the left hand wheels appear to have struck a rock […]

#IATA says passengers express confidence in onboard safety

Passengers Confident in Onboard Safety, Continue to Support Mask-wearing The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that based on its latest passenger survey conducted in June, most air travelers are confident about the safety of air travel and support mask-wearing in the near-term. However, a majority are also frustrated with the “hassle factor” around COVID-19 […]

Air Seychelles returns to Mauritius on an ad hoc basis but maintains Tel Aviv flights

AIR SEYCHELLES TO OPERATE AD HOC CHARTERS TO MAURITIUS, REMAINS COMMITTED TO ISRAELI MARKET (Posted 21st July 2021) Air Seychelles has just announced that they will operate ad hoc charter services to Mauritius, following the partial reopening of the island nation to international visitors on 15th of July, 2021. As the Mauritius market is dependent […]

People on the move – From Sun Africa Hotels back do India’s juSTA Hotels

FROM SAH IN KENYA TO JUSTA HOTELS AND RESORTS IN INDIA (Posted 21st July 2021) Sanjeev Kumar, no stranger to Kenyans and other visitors he looked after while Manager at the Lake Naivasha Country Club of Sun Africa Hotels and then General Manager of the Nyali Sun Africa Beach Resort and Spa, has since returned […]

Birdlife South Africa presents ..

… THE VIRTUAL AFRICAN BIRD FAIR 2021 … (Posted 21st July 2021) Clare Neall, known to a great many of the ATCNews readers from her time with WTM Africa, has recently joined BirdLife South Africa as their PR and Event guru. From the word go it was full steam ahead for Clare as she is […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 20th of July 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda on a daily basis Global overview: 191.897.948 Cases and 4.116.137 Deaths as of 20th of July 2021 174.697.664 cases […]

#VoyagesAfriq’s latest news updates

Marriott International Earns Top Score on Disability Equality Index For the second consecutive year Marriott International, Inc. has earned the top score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (DEI) and been named to the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion list. The DEI was launched in 2015 by Disability: IN and The American […]

Spotlight on Africa July 2021 Edition – A week and counting

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#Malawi plans to restore some 25000 hectares of forest land

FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT IN MALAWI SUPPORTED BY FAO (Posted 20th July 2021) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Malawi, through the Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources, have launched a project which targets forest landscape restoration (FLR) for 25 000 hectares (ha) of degraded landscapes in Ntcheu […]

#Kenya’s annual ‘Rhino Charge’ raises 140 Million Kenya Shillings

TEAM BUNDUFUNDI WINS THE 2021 RHINO CHARGE AS OVER 140 MILLION KENYA SHILLINGS RAISED FOR CONSERVATION (Posted 20th July 2021) This year’s Rhino Charge held on Saturday the 17th of July in Baringo County, raised a remarkable KES 140,537,908 given the prevailing reality of a depressed economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall Rhino […]

South Africa’s Airlink joins hands with key corporate partners to provide relief

AIRLINK, SANTACO, SHOPRITE AND HSF JOIN HANDS TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND SUPPORT FOR PIETERMARITZBURG (Posted 20th July 2021) The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) together with local airline, Airlink, supermarket chain, Shoprite and global law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) are joining forces to provide vital relief, supplies and support in cleaning up Pietermaritzburg […]

Air Seychelles plans a series of charters from Almaty

AIR SEYCHELLES TO ESTABLISH DIRECT CONNECTION WITH KAZAKHSTAN THIS SUMMER (Posted 20th July 2021) Air Seychelles will mark another milestone this August by operating for the first time into Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis and most popular cultural hub, Almaty. The series of charter flights, to be operated by the airline’s A320neo jetliner, offering 168 seats in […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 19th of July 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda on a daily basis Global overview: 191.394.870 Cases and 4.109.043 Deaths as of 19th of July 2021 174.302.332 cases […]

Achola Rosario find inspiration in Serena’s ecological projects

ACHOLA ROSARIO IS NOT EASY TO IMPRESS BUT THE SERENA BEACH’S TURTLE PROJECT IMPRESSED HER BIG TIME … By Achola Rosario, Contributing Editor at www.ATCNews.org (Posted 19th July 2021) Making it to the sea is never easy. It takes a kind of strength to flip yourself off your back and make a run for the […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 18th of July 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda on a daily basis Global overview: 190.970.388 Cases and 4.102.162 Deaths as of 18th of July 2021 173.962.650 cases […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 17th of July 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda on a daily basis Global overview: 190.492.563 Cases and 4.095.124 Deaths as of 17th of July 2021 173.637.977 cases […]