Ethiopian Airlines Inflight Catering,the largest single in-flight catering facility in Africa, has won Outstanding Food Service by a Carrier in Africa Awards on PAX International Readership Awards 2017 held in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday 5th April 2017. Through an online balloting process from the magazine’s website, 25 awardees from airlines, airline caterers and suppliers of...
BY MOHAMED AL-DAAMEH Amman- The joint Jordanian-Kenyan trade committee has stressed the importance of cooperation to enhance bilateral ties in different fields and to build efficient economic partnerships between the two countries. During the closing ceremony of its first session, the committee headed by Industry and Trade Minister Yarub Qudah and his Kenyan counterpart Adan...
By Felix Njini Nairobi — Kenya’s economy, East Africa’s largest, expanded at the fastest pace in five years in 2016, boosted by more construction and tourism. GDP increased 5.8% last year, the most since 2011, from a revised 5.7% in 2015, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) director general Zachary Mwangi told reporters on Wednesday....
By Kevin Watkins Abdulrahman Mahamud is one of the lucky ones. I met the four-year-old two weeks ago at an emergency clinic in the town of Shada, in Puntland region – an area at the epicentre of Somalia’s devastating drought. Diagnosed with severe malnutrition and pneumonia, Abdulrahman was brought to the clinic after his mother...
ABU DHABI, (WAM) — Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, ADFD, has announced a contribution of AED330 million to implement development projects and programmes in key sectors in Somalia, particularly infrastructure and transport. The contribution underpins efforts to improve public services, create new job opportunities and ensure stability and social development. This contribution aims to help...
By Paul Redfern Kenya is now the third highest ranked sub-Saharan African country in terms of its travel and tourism competitiveness, according to a World Economic Forum report. The report says that Kenya has moved ahead of Namibia into third position in the ranking, which includes factors such as the business environment, safety and security,...
Press Release: Africa’s largest Aviation Group, Ethiopian Airlines, proudly announces the inauguration of three more wide body hangars during the ICAO Symposium which Ethiopian is hosting from April 11-13, 2017. Equipped with state of the art tele-platforms and tail docks: a full Paint and General Maintenance hangar along with 15,000 Sq.m backside offices, different shops...
HARGEISA, The UAE’s Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation will launch a dam in Hargeisa City, Somaliland, in the next two days to continue efforts to curb famine in the Horn of Africa country. The project was carried out upon directives from President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. It is supported by...
By Bob Koigi, Africa Business Community Kenya and the rich Persian Gulf nation of Qatar have signed agreements of cooperation on tourism, education and culture as part of activities marking the Emir of Qatar’s State Visit to East Africa’s economic powerhouse. The agreements were signed after President Uhuru Kenyatta and His Highness Tamim bin Hamad...
By Ally Jamah, Standard Digital Nairobi hosts a two-day summit from Monday to explore how Kenya and the region can best tap into the lucrative global Sh230 trillion (US$2.3 trillion) Halal/ Islamic economy. Local, regional and international industry experts are expected to converge in the city for the East Africa Islamic Economy Summit (EAIES) now...