#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 18th of June 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 8.485.179 Cases and 452.372 Deaths as of today. 4.446.348 Cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 5.33 percent. Note: Some African countries have not filed daily updates yet. […]
The F.O.M.O. Travel Show takes you to the K1 Flea Market today
ACHOLA ROSARIO VISITS THE K1 FLEA MARKET (Posted 18th June 2020) Hibernation is the act of hiding away from the outside world because you are scared of what you will find. Cold weather and a heavy heart conspire with even the bravest of souls to make one want to stay in the shelter of their […]
#Africa’s #COVID19 recovery demands for bold decisions
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA SAYS BOLD DECISIONS NEEDED FOR AFRICA TO RECOVER (Posted 18th June 2020) Africa needs to remain awake and help find solutions to the pandemic as restrictions put in place to curtail the virus begin to be eased Tackling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic effectively to ensure Africa grows back and builds back […]
TravelComments.com – Rwanda reopens for domestic and international tourism!
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), which promotes tourism and investment for Rwanda, yesterday (17 June 2020) announced the reopening of tourism activities as well as the resumption of international travel for charter flights, effective 17 June 2020. Rwanda introduced specific precautionary measures, sidelined by robust health and safety guidelines, to create a safe environment for […]
#Uganda government publishes guidelines for repatriation of Ugandans abroad
14 DAY QUARANTINE AT OWN EXPENSE REQUIRED FOR RETURNING UGANDANS (Posted 18th June 2020) The Ugandan government has at last made public the guidelines under which Ugandans ‘stuck‘ abroad can return home, once repatriation flights become available, applicable to any airline offering such flights. It must be pointed out right here and now that the […]
#EthiopianAirlines extends validity of accrued Sheba Miles
Dear ShebaMiles Members, As a valued ShebaMiles member, I would like to personally update you on the changes we made to the ShebaMiles program in response to the impact COVID-19 is having on all of us. We are responding to COVID-19 by allowing more flexibility to our dear members and would like to highlight the […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
TravelComments.com – South Africa moves to an “advanced” alert level three lockdown: accommodation establishments allowed to reopen!
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced in a national address on 17 June 2020 that the country will move to an “advanced” alert level three lockdown, with a number of business sectors reopened to the public. Following discussions with industry representatives and after advice from scientists and consultation with the Cabinet, South Africa’s Government […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA IN THE NEWS CCA Statement on Racial Injustice: A Moment of Truth and Opportunity Corporate Council on Africa The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) cannot be silent on the racial injustice surrounding the death of George Floyd and so many others before him. We condemn such violence and the racism and inequality in America […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 17th of June 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 8.307.787 Cases and 447.108 Deaths as of today. 4.348.442 Cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 5.41 percent. Note: Some African countries have not filed daily updates yet. […]
#ColobusConservation needs your help
Hi there, I am writing to you today to ask you to help Colobus Conservation continue to rescue and care for monkeys during the Covid-19 crisis. Rescuing and caring for injured and orphaned monkeys has never been as difficult as it is right now. We received a call about a vervet monkey from a local […]
#SerenaHotels in #Tanzania publishes residents rates ahead of reopening
#Serengeti Balloons prepare for re-launch
This last 3 months has been the longest time that our pilots have not flown hot air balloons since they qualified as pilots, and some of them qualified a very long time ago! So, in the name of safety, they are now in Serengeti, conducting what we call ‘base checks’. These are a re-examination of […]
#COVID19 to cost up to 200 million jobs worldwide with women hardest hit
IRC ESTIMATES THAT AFRICAN COUNTRIES NEED UPWARDS OF 1.7 BILLION US DOLLARS CASH BOOST TO LIMIT THREAT OF HUNGER (Posted 17th June 2020) The global economic crisis spurred by COVID-19 is expected to lead to the equivalent of 195 million jobs lost worldwide – with women in the informal sector hit hardest New analysis from […]
#IATA speaks out on African Aviation
African Aviation Industry Calls for Harmonized Safe Restart of Air Services The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airports Council International- Africa (ACI Africa) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Offices for African States are united in their call to governments in Africa to rapidly implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring air connectivity to […]
Belgium’s Ambassador to Uganda speaks up on tourism’s woes during #COVID19
SAVING TOURISM IN UGANDA Belgium is stepping up again and is ready to help (Posted 17th June 2020) (Pictures courtesy of H.E. The Belgian Ambassador Rudi Veestraeten) The Ugandan tourism sector is in a major crisis. National Parks and lodges have remained empty for three months, since mid-March. Worse even: there is today no perspective […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
EU extends support to Ugandan youth and women entrepreneurs
MAKING FACE MASKS GETS EU SUPPORT (Posted 17th June 2020) The youth are using social media to market their products and are happy that they are at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19 in their country Bashir Hamba studied fashion and design at a local college in Uganda’s capital Kampala. Today, he is part […]
Hospitality – #COVID19 ruins what was to be a record year for hotel developers in #Africa
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY GREATLY AFFECTED BY PANDEMIC (Posted 16th June 2020) Tourism is such an important industry in Africa, because of the direct and indirect jobs that it creates and sustains, as well as its strong foreign currency earnings African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms […]
#BrusselsAirlines – Back in the Air
After weeks of hibernation, it’s finally time again to open the door to new, exciting adventures and to spread your wings towards new horizons. We have never been more ready for take-off. How about you? Discover our destinations
#COVID19 in African cities
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA LOOKS AT PANDEMIC IMPACT ON AFRICAN CITIES (Posted 16th June 2020) ECA publishes new report titled; COVID-19 in African Cities: Impacts, Responses and Policies, analyses the current situation within the African continent With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic crippling economies the world over and set to trigger into motion Africa’s first recession […]
Locust update for Eastern Africa
LOCUST SWARMS EXPECTED TO ADD MORE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS TO #COVID19 STRUCK REGION (Posted 16th June 2020) UN notes that heavy flooding, as well as the effects of restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will compound the socio-economic impact of locust infestations HIGHLIGHTS Swarm formation imminent in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia as regional harvests […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 16th of June 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 8.156.448 Cases and 440.239 Deaths as of today. 4.259.515 Cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 5.39 percent. Note: Some African countries have not filed daily updates yet. […]
#Tourism News Updates from #Zambia, #Zimbabwe and beyond
THE LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY’S LATEST EDITION IS NOW AVAILABLE AGAIN ON ATCNEWS (Posted 16th June 2020) Conservation News from around Livingstone, courtesy of Gill Staden, Livingstone, Zambia Click on the link below to read the latest: https://thelivingstoneweekly.wordpress.com/ Inside: Maramba Stadium may get help Tongabezi is 30 Royal Chundu makes table settings, but no Zambian chitenge North […]
#IATA outlines criteria for #COVID19 testing in travel logistics
Criteria for COVID-19 Testing in the Air Travel Process The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released criteria for the use of COVID-19 testing in the travel process. Should governments choose to introduce COVID-19 testing for travelers arriving from countries considered as high risk, testing must deliver results fast, be able to be conducted at scale, […]
#IATA asks for continued government support to get airlines through the next winter
Continued Government Relief Measures Needed to get Airlines Through the Winter The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry faces a hard winter and called on governments around the world to continue providing relief measures as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Airlines are expected to post a loss of $84.3 billion in 2020 […]
TravelComments.com – Qatar Airways is planning to resume flights to various destinations in Southern & East Africa!
According to Qatar Airways’ updated time table, the airline is planning to resume flights to various destinations in Southern and East Africa in June 2020 and July 2020. Flights to Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) resumed today (16 June 2020), while flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban (South Africa), Windhoek (Namibia), Maputo (Mozambique), Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar (Tanzania), […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
TravelComments.com – Zimbabwe: Fastjet (Zimbabwe) sets a date for resumption of operations!
Low-cost carrier Fastjet (Zimbabwe) has adjusted its plans to resume operations. According to the latest announcement by the airline, all flights on the schedule flight network will be suspended up to and including 31 July 2020. Scheduled flights will resume from 01 August 2020. Fastjet’s flexible booking change policy with no fees or fare differences […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 15th of June 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 8.031.407 Cases and 436.297 Deaths as of today. 4.148.423 Cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 5.43 percent. Note: Some African countries have not filed daily updates yet. […]
