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Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso plans national airline relaunch

From left: Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya, Eric Kenneth Mouritzen and Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso. © Twitter/@ChristelSassou

The Minister of International Cooperation signed a strategic partnership with the South African company Allegiance Capital at the beginning of January in order to relaunch ECAir. Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso has won over the Minister for Major Works, Jean-Jacques Bouya. However, resuming flights appears to be tricky. [...]

Published on 17/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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