Egypt Air boss fired

Moroccan airlines to quadruple its fleet before 2030 World Cup

Moroccan state-owned airlines RAM is speeding up its expansion as it plans to quadruple its fleet to 200 by 2030, seven years of a previously announced date. RAM will launch a tender to buy the 200 mostly medium haul airplanes by year’s end, CEO Abdelhamid Addou told Reuters at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakech. […]

Eight candidates join race to succeed AfDB president Adesina in 2025

With the two-term tenure of African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina coming to an end by May 2025, a total of eight candidates, including from South Africa, Algeria, Senegal, Zambia, and Mauritania, are in race to succeed him. The race is beginning to heat up with candidates across Africa declaring their intention to replace […]

Benghazi, Misrata resume commercial flights after seven-year hiatus

Libya’s national carrier, Afriqiyah Airways, operated Tuesday a commercial flight between the eastern city of Benghazi and Misrata (West) for the first time since 2014 in a sign of reconciliation. The airline announced the resumption of flights between the two cities in a statement, saying it will operate two weekly flights between Benghazi and Misrata. […]