Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
INFRASTRUCTURE Tanzania: Work Starts On Sh2.7 Trillion Standard Gauge Rail Project TheCitizen President John Magufuli yesterday launched a Sh2.7 trillion project to construct a standard gauge railway (SGR) project between Dar es Salaam and Morogoro… Read more>> TOURISM Kenya Ranks Third As Tourist Destination in Sub-Sahara Africa Daily Nation Kenya is now the third highest […]
Rift Valley Railways gets more time as Kenya Railways compelled to hold termination
UGANDAN REFUSAL TO AGREE WITH KENYA RAILWAYS EARNS RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS TIME (Posted 11th April 2017) Kenya Railways, shaken by the refusal of their Ugandan colleagues at Uganda Railways to join in terminating the Rift Valley Railways concession, has given the clearest indication yet that they will not immediately proceed with executing the termination, in […]
Reprieve for Rift Valley Railways as Uganda stands by the concession agreement
UGANDA RAILWAYS ‘NOT PART‘ OF THE RVR CONCESSION TERMINATION BY KENYA RAILWAYS (Posted 09th April 2017) As mentioned in a prior article on Kenya Railways’ decision to terminate the concession for Rift Valley Railways, the link shown below for ease of access, have clear differences emerged with partner Uganda Railways. https://atcnews.org/2017/04/06/rift-valley-railways-gets-termination-letter-from-kenya-railways/ Information received overnight from […]
IATA Annual General Meeting 04th to 06th of June in Cancun
IATA AGM 2017 – See you in Cancun Update for Media personnel I would like to remind you that press registration is now open for the 73rd IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit taking place in Cancun, Mexico, from 4 to 6 June 2017 . Thanks to those who have already […]
Rift Valley Railways gets termination letter from Kenya Railways
THE END OF THE RAIL ROAD FOR RVR? (Posted 06th April 2017) Sources from Nairobi have suggested that political motives led to the termination of the concession agreement for Rift Valley Railways, served on the company by Kenya Railways but notably not Uganda Railways, the other partner in the equation. ‘You know how our minds […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS 110 passengers land, take off from Kaduna Airport with Ethiopian Airline Boeing 787 Vanguard Ethiopian Airlines – The flight which became the first international airline to use the airport following the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport… Read more>> TOURISM Top 8 Places To Visit in Cameroon Face2FaceAfrica With […]
South African roadshows in overdrive as Seychelles courts top African market
GUANGDONG IN SEYCHELLES TO SIGN PARTNERSHIP DEALS (Posted 02nd March 2017) Led by the Vice-Director General of the tourism administration of Guangdong Province Zhang Zhenlin, did a delegation visit the Seychelles a few days ago. The group consisted of the governors from the Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province, representatives from travel agencies, tourism attractions and […]
Lake Tanganyika at the centre of a 5.7+ Richter Scale earthquake
03.32 A.M. EARTHQUAKE DEEP UNDER LAKE TANGANYIKA SHAKES REGION (Posted 24th February 2017) Shortly after half past three in the morning did a 5.7 Richter Scale earthquake shake the region around Lake Tanganyika with the tremors being felt deep into Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi, Congo and beyond. The lake itself, some 1.437 metres deep and the […]
Enjoy the February edition of the Tourism Tattler
Tourism Tattler Newsletter News, Views, and Reviews for the Travel Trade in, to and out of Africa. NEWSLETTER ISSUE 02 – FEBRUARY 2017 February is the season of love, whether it be paternal, romantic, or companionate, we all express love in different ways. No matter how you slice and dice it, food and love are […]
Mota Engil bags Tanzanian railway construction contract
FIRST BUGESERA AND NOW TANZANIA’S SGR CONSTRUCTION AS MOTA ENGIL SPREADS ITS WINGS (Posted 05th February 2017) Regular sources in Dar es Salaam have confirmed that the Tanzanian government has wasted no time following the visit of Turkish President Erdogan two weeks ago. It is understood that a Turkish company, Yapi Merkezi, has emerged as […]
Jumia publishes their ‘Kenya Hospitality Report 2017’
ONLINE TRAVEL LEADER TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT KENYA’S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (Posted 26th January 2017) For the second time, the Kenya Travel Hospitality Report by Jumia Travel sheds light on major travel trends in the country, looking at how the local sector compares with counterparts on the global map; it’s rapid development, impending barriers and […]
New passenger train service between Nairobi and Mombasa to take just 4 1/2 hours
TOURISM AND LOCAL TRAVEL IN KENYA GET BOOST THROUGH NEW PASSENGER TRAINS (Posted 20th January 2017) (Some of the new wagons for the SGR passenger service between Nairobi and Mombasa) Kenya will become the first country in Africa to receive brand new long- distance passenger trains in February this year. The five passenger locomotives are […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Flights to Conakry in 2017 FootPrint to Africa Ethiopian Airlines – Ethiopian Airlines has announced the resumption of flights to Conakry, Guinea effective February 1, 2017. “Charting a route that joins Africa, East to West and North to South… Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE First batch of Kenya’s […]
Tourism Tattler January 2017
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 01 – JANUARY 2017 A Prosperous New Year to you and yours. The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot! Talking about good news, please do take some time to navigate through the January content links below. As our front cover demonstrates, a Big Five safari is all […]
Could FlyAfrica make a comeback in Zimbabwe?
FLYAFRICA RENTS OFFICE SPACE IN HARARE (Posted 07th January 2017) When above picture arrived in this correspondent’s inbox and on his Twitter feed (@whthome) did all sorts of alarm bells go off, given the contentious history of FlyAfrica, all described in a series of articles published here at the time in the second half of […]
Tourism Tattler’s latest edition
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 12 – DECEMBER 2016 The December edition front cover features one of the dominant male lions of several prides that roam free at Lalibela Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. This issue explores the factors that affect game carrying capacity to establish why some game reserves provide more […]
Kafunta News from Zambia
News from Kafunta Safaris in Zambia November was another extremely busy month for Kafunta River Lodge, as we were fully booked for 2 weeks straight with guests who were not put off by the heat or by the risk of rain, and who were rewarded with great sightings – again! And some of them right […]
Tourism Tattler November 2016
Enjoy the latest edition of the Tourism Tattler News, Views, and Reviews for the Travel Trade in, to and out of Africa. View this email in your browser NEWSLETTER ISSUE 11 – NOVEMBER 2016 November is Awards month as the travel and hospitality industry acknowledge peer excellence across a broad spectrum of service categories. This […]
How will Global Travel be affected by the outcome of the American elections
POWER SHIFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE: What does the future hold for the global cultural exchange industry? WYSE Travel Confederation. POWER SHIFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE: What does the future hold for the global cultural exchange industry? Twice in a matter of months, the ethos of our industry has been rattled by a political debacle. […]
Rift Valley Railways suspends Uganda operations due to wild cat strike
NO COMMUTER TRAINS – NO CARGO TRAINS AS WILD CAT STRIKE GROUNDS SERVICES (Posted 05th November 2016) When Rift Valley Railways fired two train drivers over allegations of them having stolen fuel, did the alleged thieves quickly mobilize support among their fellow workers who then went on a sit down strike, blissfully unaware of the […]
Seychelles President Danny Faure announces his full cabinet and Principal Secretaries
NEW CABINET LINEUP AND NEW PORTFOLIO ALIGNMENT AS PRESIDENT FAURE TAKES FIRST MAJOR DECISIONS (Posted 30th October 2016) In an announcement earlier today were Principal Secretaries announced alongside their respective cabinet ministers under the new portfolio distribution which was announced several days earlier. Here are the appointments, and the reshuffle as far as Ministers are […]
Tourism Tattler Newsletter – October 2016
Tourism Tattler’s latest news … News, Views, and Reviews for the Travel Trade in, to and out of Africa. NEWSLETTER ISSUE 10 – OCTOBER 2016 Our October edition front cover features a tower of South African giraffes recently released at Lalibela Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape as part of their extensive game repopulation […]
Kenya Safari News: The Great Migration
Mara North Conservancy News Updates WHO WE ARE | CONSERVATION | COMMUNITY | GET IN TOUCH Safari News: The Great Migration A rolling savanna of more than 28,000 hectares; the Mara North Conservancy is home to a spectacular array of plants, reptiles, birds and mammals, including elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard and massed concentrations of […]
Another win in court sets stage for further action against the railway through the park
HIGH COURT IN NAIROBI UPHOLDS PETITION AND AFFIRMS STOP OF ANY ACTIVITY BY SGR IN THE PARK (Posted 05th October 2016) (Proposed route around the park which Kenyan authorities have so far rejected for cost reasons) The application by the defendants, i.e. Kenya Railway Corporation / SGR, NEMA, KWS and various ministries to lift an […]
No S!TE this year despite of website saying differently
S!TE ORGANIZERS SERVED HUMBLEPIE AS EXHIBITION FAILS TO TAKE OFF (Posted 04th October 2016) Anything from internal wrangles to logistical challenges to lack of international interest to continuing disagreements with the Tanzanian private sector have been cited as reasons why S!TE, the Swahili International Tourism Expo has failed to take off this year. While sources […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend contribution
Ahead of the weekend has Lillian put pen to paper again, or rather fingers to the keyboard and here are her thoughts about ‘Friendly Hotels‘ Six Aspects of Accessible And Friendly Hotels This year, we celebrate the World Tourism Day (marked every 27th September) by pushing for inclusion and equality for travelers and tourists with […]
Opposition grows against new railway crossing the Nairobi National Park
KENYANS ARE NOW INCREASINGLY OPPOSING A RAIL LINE THROUGH THEIR NATIONAL PARK (Posted 27th September 2016) Kenyans were alerted last week about public consultations, hastily called for by Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) in connection with the environmental and social impact assessment (EIA) for phase two of the ill-conceived Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Within just one […]
WYSE global meeting ends on a high in Belgrade
WYSE Travel Confederation announces the Global Youth Travel Awards 2016 WYSE Travel Confederation. Global Youth Travel Awards 2016 Leaders of the the youth, student and educational travel industry celebrated at the Global Youth Travel Awards 2016. The winners of the Global Youth Travel Awards 2016 in partnership with Destination Canada and International Experience Canada, were […]
Kenyan government and Railway Corporation under fire for dirty tricks
THEY DID IT AGAINKenya Railways Corporation and government allies accused of dirty tricks campaign and deception KRC hastily called for public consultations for the EIAS of the SGR, but now they are reportedly not on. The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) consultation meetings, required for the delayed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) on the ill-conceived […]
Kenyan government put on notice that a railway through the park is not an option.
KENYANS VOW TO PROTECT THEIR NATIONAL PARKS Re-published as a token of support to the unfolding struggle the Kenyan conservation fraternity is undertaking right now and the forces lined up to defeat them and start the cutting up of the Nairobi National Park. The Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK) held a press conference to give […]
