SAA looks at flock-flights with African peers to stay airborne
South African Airways, Kenya Airways, Air Mauritius and RwandAir are in talks to create an alliance, as they face mounting competition.
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S&P: no immediate impact on Ebola hit countries in Africa
From Standard & Poor’s The ongoing outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has no immediate impact on our sovereign ratings in the region. Of the affected countries, we rate Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, but not Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Guinea. The level of economic linkages between the worst-affected countries … Read more
Kenyan economic growth story threatened by “9/11” brick wall after Westgate Mall attack
When 9/11 hit in late 2001, it paralysed US and, indeed, global business for some months. Kenya is bracing itself for similar fallout from the terrorist attack at Nairobi’s upmarket Westgate Shopping Centre. The atrocity, which has left 69 civilians dead and 200 injured, could hardly have come at a worse time. Nairobi hosts two … Read more