aviation

Gabon
Passenger fee focuses tensions around new Libreville airport terminal

Between the airlines, which denounce the unjustified additional cost, and the need for essential funding, Libreville must tread carefully in its ambition to turn the airport into a regional hub.

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Alassane Ouattara, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

GuineaRobert Bourgi and Mamadi Doumbouya's discreet one-on-one

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara makes a stop in Paris

Central African RepublicIvorian businessman Tommy Tayoro Nyckos gives Touadéra a lift

DRC
Kinshasa faces fresh US trial over unpaid military contract

A federal judge has now ordered the case between Material Aviation Technologie Navigation and the DRC to be reopened.

Congo
ECAir plots return as rival Brazza Airlines gets off the ground

The country's flag carrier is looking for an explanation from the national civil aviation agency regarding the operating licences granted to the newcomer to the Congolese skies, which has just operated its maiden flight.

Kenya
Air Force and German manufacturer Grob seek to revive pilot training programme

Kenyan military command and the Bavarian company are in talks to resume the activity of the Aviation Centre of Excellence in Nanyuki. Managed by Grob, the complex has been inoperative since 2022, due to defaults on payments on the part of Nairobi.

South Africa
Turbulent times for Cyril Ramaphosa's presidential plane

The head of state has no desire to purchase a new aircraft to replace his Boeing, which has been grounded in poor condition for over two years. However, with its return to service more uncertain than ever, the president has had to turn to alternative ways to fly around the world.

Gabon, Libya
From Afrijet to Libyan skies, the trials of billionaire Bonkoungou's former plane

Gabon’s national airline has transferred an ATR 72-600, which has been flying since the start of March in eastern Libya, a region led by General Khalifa Haftar.

Algeria
Head of Oran airports abruptly dismissed

Appointed just a year ago by Transport Minister Saïd Sayoud, Noureddine Rouissat has already been relieved of position. His predecessor did not last much longer.

Gabon
Airline Afrijet back in court over use of the FlyGabon brand

The case resumed this week before the commercial court of Libreville with two businessmen claiming ownership of the brand used by the national airline. They plan to step up their legal efforts, particularly on the intellectual property front.

DRC
Report lays bare Congo Airways' mismanagement

President Félix Tshisekedi, who announced a new recovery plan for Congo Airways is relying on the findings of an investigative audit into the management of the national carrier. The report highlights "imprudent" financial commitments, as well as a series of breaches of the regulatory framework.

Cameroon
Yaoundé looks to secure fuel supplies as Middle East war continues

With the crisis engulfing Iran and highly volatile oil prices, Cameroon is bracing for a potential shortage of fuel and has launched a tender to secure the import of several million barrels in the next quarter of this year.

Palace Intrigues
Patrick Pouyanné, Daniel Chapo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Jean-Noël Barrot

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

MozambiqueTotalEnergies boss meets Daniel Chapo in Brussels

CongoFleet of planes mobilised for Sassou-Nguesso's election campaign

CARFrench foreign minister's rocky visit to Bangui