AIR TRAFFIC GROWTH IN RWANDA REFLECTIONS BY A REGULAR READER Rwanda set to experience high growth in air travel With major global carriers eyeing Kigali International Airport, is the existence of the national carrier threatened? The government of Rwanda has redoubled its efforts towards making tourism and foreign direct investments priority for the economic development [...]
Archive for February 15th, 2012
15 Feb
Seychelles breaking news – All swimming restrictions on Praslin beaches lifted with immediate effect
SEYCHELLES GOVERNMENT RE-OPENS ALL BEACHES Information was just received from the Seychelles Tourism Board that all hitherto closed beaches on the island of Praslin and others have been re-opened with immediate effect, following extensive safety precautions taken by government to ensure the safety of swimmers. The statement reads as follows: THE SAFETY LABEL FOR SEYCHELLES [...]
15 Feb
Weekly roundup of news from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, Second edition February 2012
AVIATION, TOURISM AND CONSERVATION NEWS from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. A weekly roundup of breaking news, reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome, join me on Facebook where the articles also cross load and are available to [...]
15 Feb
Congo aviation news – Bukavu crash claims life of top presidential advisor, injures Congolese finance minister
ANOTHER PLANE CRASH CLAIMS LIFE OF PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR Information has been received from Eastern Congo, that a plane crash in Bukavu has claimed the life of top presidential advisor Augustine Katumba Mwanke, while seriously injuring the Congolese Finance Minister, the Governor of South Kivu Province and other senior officials of the regime in Kinshasa. The [...]
15 Feb
Southern Sudan news – Nimule elephants kill at least 3 villagers
NIMULE ELEPHANTS KILL VILLAGERS Sad news arrived from Juba / Southern Sudan yesterday when it became known that rogue elephants straying outside the Nimule National Park had reportedly killed at least 3 people including a pregnant woman. Complaints voiced in Juba to the Directorate for Wildlife were reportedly also not meeting with any significant action, [...]
15 Feb
Tanzania conservation news – Interview in The Guardian about the Stiegler’s Gorge hydro power project
INTERVIEW ON STIEGLERS GORGE POWER PROJECT WITH LEADING OFFICIAL As repeated mention was given in past months about the planned hydro electric power plant at the Stieglers Gorge / Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, a recent interview by Michael Haonga with the Director General of the Rufiji Basin Development Authority Aloyce Masanja was recently published [...]
15 Feb
Mauritius news – Spared by cyclone the island gets much needed rains
RAINS CONTINUE TO DRENCH MAURITIUS While spared the onslaught of a recent cyclone, which passed Mauritius well off shore, the island was nevertheless at the receiving end of heavy rains. A regular source however saw the positive side of this weather as in his words at least our water reservoirs can start to fill up [...]
15 Feb
Uganda aviation news – U7 goes daily to Dar es Salaam now
AIR UGANDA UPS DAR FLIGHTS TO DAILY Ugandas quasi national airline U7 has announced that they will move from presently 6 departures per week between Entebbe to Dar es Salaam to now daily flights with immediate effect, adding Sunday flights which previously were not featuring on the schedule. The airline now serves Nairobi 3 times [...]
15 Feb
Kenya aviation news – Gulf Air to remain on Nairobi route, sheds Athens and Damascus
GULF AIR TO CLOSE MORE ROUTES Gulf Air has announced that following the closure of their routes to Entebbe and Geneva two weeks ago, a further four routes will be shelved from March onwards. Affected are Athens and Damascus, both in the bad news over political troubles, but also Milan and Kuala Lumpur which have [...]
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