Weekly roundup of news from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, Fifth edition November 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Many of these articles then also […]
Weekly roundup of news from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, Third edition November 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Many of these articles then also […]
Kenya / Ethiopia news – New road and highway deal signed in Addis Ababa
KENYA AND ETHIOPIA INK 750 MILLION US DOLLAR ROAD DEAL A new and closer strategic partnership is forming between Kenya and Ethiopia as a result of current and past developments in the wider region and in particular the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia, now landlocked and the direct route to the former Red Sea ports of […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region, First edition November 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Many of these articles then also […]
Kenya news update – Will new roads, bypasses and flyover bring salvation to Nairobi’s traffic congestion?
INVESTMENTS IN NEW ROADS AND BYPASSES WILL IMPROVE LIFE QUALITY IN NAIROBI A regular deep throat source in Kenyas capital city of Nairobi has told this correspondent that governments ongoing efforts to improve the road network in and around Nairobi will yield big results in the next 3 5 years, when quality of life in […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region, Fourth edition October 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Many of these articles then also […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region – Third edition October 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Many of these articles then also […]
Kenya breaking news – Government in Nairobi decides on policy shift, deploys army and airforce units to Somali border
KENYA GOVERNMENT CHANGES STRATEGY, ALLOWS HOT PURSUIT In a long awaited policy shift has the Kenyan government now given their military, and probably all security organs involved in keeping Al Shabab at bay, permission to cross the border with Somalia in pursuit of militants. While it was not immediately known if this is being applied […]
Kenya news – Abductions of MSF doctors from refugee camp casts fresh doubts on Kenya’s ability to stop cross border raids
ABDUCTION OF AID WORKERS FROM REFUGEE CAMP CASTS FRESH DOUBTS News broke yesterday of several aid workers in the main refugee camp at the border with Somalia getting abducted including two foreigners working with MSF Medicines Sans Frontiers in another daring raid by suspected Al Shabab militants into Kenya. It prompted immediate doubts on Kenyas […]
Weekly roundup of news from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean region, Second edition October 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Many of these articles then also […]
Kenya tourism news – More charter flights heading for Mombasa
ADDED CHARTERS HEADING FOR MOMBASA AMID HOPES AND DOUBTS Information from aviation sources in Mombasa tells a story of hope and doubts at once, when details become known that more charter flights, including from Poland and Russia, were heading for Mombasas Moi International Airport as of next week. The new all inclusive tour charter flights […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region, First edition October 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Many of these articles then also […]
Kenya news update – Stung by criticism Kenya government finally reacts to security crisis
STUNG BY CRITICISM KENYA GOVERNMENT FINALLY REACTS TO SECURITY CRISIS Stinging criticism over alleged complacency and even incompetence have produced the expected knee jerk reaction by the Kenyan government, which had come to realize that a lot more than just soothing words and empty assurances were needed to calm down the storm last weekends second […]
Kenya tourism news update – ‘Travel embargo’ for parts of Kenya’s coast announced by embassies
TRAVEL EMBARGO NOW EXTENDS 150 KM FROM SOMALI BORDER Embassies and High Commissions in Nairobi were swift to react to the second abduction of a foreign national from the sun drenched beaches of Kenyas Indian Ocean shores last weekend and introducing an all but essential personnel travel ban for their own staff and citizens to […]
Kenya tourism news update – Minister claims Kenya is safe – stakeholder challenge him to ‘prove it’
KENYA IS SAFE SAYS MINISTER PROVE IT SAYS TOURISM FRATERNITY The fallout of the second kidnapping by suspected Somali militants of a tourist from a Kenyan beach resort has already started and is likely to degenerate into a furious row between stakeholders and government, the latter now accused of not having done enough to ensure […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean regions, Third edition September 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Third edition September 2011 DUBAI A […]
Indian Ocean news update – Vanilla Islands step up surveillance amid security reviews
SEYCHELLES ASSURES VISITOR SAFETY AMIDST SECURITY REVIEW The events in Kenya in recent days, when a remote beach resort half way between Lamu and the Somali border was attacked, a British tourist killed and his wife abducted but suspected Somali intruders, has reverberated across the Vanilla Islands, triggering an immediate review of their own respective […]
Kenya news update – UK Metropolitan Police and Special Forces join hunt for abducted woman
UK SPECIAL FORCES AND DETECTIVES JOIN HUNT FOR ABDUCTED WOMAN Lamu and Kiwayu Island have been swarmed by the international media since the killing of a British citizen and the abduction of his wife a few days ago. In the very first release here speculation was already raised, at a time when official Kenya still […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean regions, Second edition September 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com. Many of these stories are also […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region, Fifth edition August 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Fifth edition August 2011 HAPPY […]
East Africa news – Khartoum’s membership application to join EAC seen as ‘pure mischief’
MORE MISCHIEF FROM THE KHARTOUM REGIME Khartoum’s formal application to join the East African Community has been received with some incredulity in Arusha, causing a blinding diplomatic headache to community bureaucrats and the member states. No longer having any direct borders with any of the East African Community, the regime in Khartoum is thought to […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region, Second edition June 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome or read the daily postings on my blog via: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Second edition June 2011 East […]
Kenya tourism news update – MCTA elects Mohamed Hersi as new Chairman
MOHAMED HERSI NEW MCTA CHAIRMAN The Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association recently elected Mohamed Hersi, previously Vice Chairman of MCTA, as their new figure head during their annual general meeting held at the famous Nyali Beach Hotel. Mohamed, an ‘institution’ in his own right by now, works as Regional General Manager Coast for Sarova Hotels, […]
Weekly roundup of news from the Eastern African and the Indian Ocean region – Third edition April 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates via Twitter @whthome or on my blog: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Third edition April 2011 HAPPY EASTER AND HAPPY PASSOVER TO ALL MY READERS […]
Weekly News Roundup from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean region, Fourth edition March 2011
TOURISM, AVIATION AND CONSERVATION NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region A weekly roundup of reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates via Twitter @whthome or on my blog: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Fourth edition March 2011 Uganda News NO INJUNCTION ON MUSEUM CASE BUT HEARING […]
Tourism News from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region, First edition February 2011
TOURISM NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region Reports, Travel Stories and Opinions By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Twitter: @whthome Blog: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com First edition February 2011 US ADMIRAL ADMITS THAT PIRACY EQUATES TO TERRORISM US Vice Admiral Mark Fox was quoted last week in an AFP news services release that ‘only counter terrorism […]
Breaking News – Kenya’s air fare wars escalate yet more
AIR FAR WAR ESCALATES YET MORE Overnight were news received from Nairobi, that Kenya Airways has done a ‘double’ on Fly 540 and other airlines like Jetlink, when they once again used their seemingly deep pockets and lowered fares on the domestic routes to both Mombasa and Kisumu. In one fell swoop did KQ, now […]
Tourism News from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region, Third edition January 2011
TOURISM NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region Third edition January 2011 Reports, Travel Stories and Opinions By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Twitter: @whthome Blog: www.wolfganghthome.wordpress.com Third edition January 2011 Uganda News BRUSSELS AIRLINES CARRIES MORE TRAFFIC IN 2010 Inspite of the problems in 2010 with the Icelandic ash cloud and the severe […]
Tourism News from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region, Third edition November 2010
TOURISM NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region Reports, Travel Stories and Opinions By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Third edition November 2010 IDD MUBARAK TO ALL THE MUSLIM FAITHFUL ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO PERFORMED THE HAJ PILGRIMAGE THIS YEAR THE CHANDLERS ARE HOME – TIME TO END THIS MENACE ‘FROM HELL’ The Chandler […]
Tourism News from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region First edition November 2010
TOURISM NEWS from the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region Reports, Travel Stories and Opinions By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome First edition November 2010 AUTUMN EDITION OF ‘AFRICA TRAVEL’ NOW AVAILABLE The latest ‘Travel Africa’ magazine, the autumn edition, reached me over the weekend and was as usual again providing a wealth of information […]
