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Pilot strike adds to Kenya Airways woes
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» NAIROBI: Pilots at Kenya Airways plan to go on strike from Saturday to seek better working conditions in defiance of a court order, adding to the woes of the troubled national carrier.
Kenya, Uganda latest to receive IMF help against pandemic
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» WASHINGTON - The IMF on Wednesday approved a $739 million emergency loan for Kenya and $491.5 million for Uganda, as the East African countries deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
China orders local airlines to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8
AFP, Published on 11/03/2019
» BEIJING: China on Monday ordered domestic airlines to suspend commercial operation of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, citing the Ethiopian Airlines crash and another deadly accident of that same model in Indonesia.
Trade ministers, without US and China, call for urgent WTO reforms
AFP, Published on 26/10/2018
» OTTAWA: An overhaul of global trade is urgently needed, 13 trade ministers representing all regions of the world said Thursday, following two days of talks in Ottawa aimed at setting objectives to reform the troubled system.
Volkswagen moves into Kenya, Rwanda
Business, AFP, Published on 23/12/2016
» Nairobi/Kigali: Volkswagen AG on Wednesday opened a new assembly plant in Kenya and launched plans for a ride-sharing service in Rwanda as it seeks to take advantage of surging car demand in Africa.
Chinese-built railway links Ethiopia to sea
Business, AFP, Published on 06/10/2016
» Addis Ababa: With Chinese conductors at the helm, a fleet of shiny new trains will this week begin plying a new route from the Ethiopian capital to Djibouti, in a major boost to both economies.
S. Africa's first Starbucks opens to long queues
Business, AFP, Published on 22/04/2016
» Johannesburg: Scores of coffee lovers queued early yesterday in an upmarket Johannesburg shopping centre as international chain Starbucks opened its first cafe in sub-Saharan Africa.
KLM resumes flights to Zimbabwe after 13 years
AFP, Published on 30/10/2012
» Royal Dutch Airlines KLM on Monday resumed flights between Harare and Amsterdam, 13 years after it stopped plying the route, the airline said.