African Airlines Association renews partnership with IATA to promote African aviation industry

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have extended their collaboration to aid Africa’s economic growth through a safer, more connected, and sustainable aviation industry. AFRAA’s Secretary General Berthé and IATA regional vice-president for Africa & Middle East Kamil Alawadhi signed a “Letter of Intent” for the renewal of the […]

Libya: Haftar’s war plane lands in Tunisia over technical failure

The Tunisian defense ministry Monday announced a Libyan military aircraft belonging to the rebel army of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar landed in Mednine, southeastern Tunisia, due to a technical failure. According to a statement issued by Haftar’s forces, the plane, a L39 jet, took off from the Barak military airport in the south of the […]

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea face off in ICJ over small islands

Equatorial Guinea has rejected a claim laid by Gabon at the International court of Justice in The Hague to islands that could have oil and gas resources. The two countries have been at loggerheads over Mbanie, an island of 30 hectares, and two other smaller islands nearby. The dispute is a relic of the French […]