January 06, 2024

Kenya Says First 'Visa-free' Tourists Arrive In Country

January 06, 2024/ Jomo Kenyatta Airport/ Theo Edwards

The government's immigration services department said the "maiden visa-free arrivals" landed in Nairobi from Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and more were expected to touch down in the coming days.

This article is By AFP - Agence France Presse; January 5, 2024.

February 26, 2020

Air Senegal to launch Geneva and London; Milan, Madrid, Rome next?

February 26, 2020/ Theo Edwards

Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Bissau, Conakry, Freetown, Nouakchott, and Praia are available over Dakar on a two-way basis, with connections within about two hours in both directions. London – Freetown, for example, is a market of ~36,000 passengers, with timings as follows:

Freetown – Dakar: 1945 – 2230; Dakar – London: 0015 – 0625
London – Dakar: 0750 – 1405; Dakar – Freetown: 1600 – 1845

By Theo Edwards: Source: anna aero (airline network news and analysis)

September 07, 2019

Sierra Leone Becomes "Visa On Arrival" Country→

September 07, 2019/ Theo Edwards

Visit Sierra Leone

Effective Thursday 5th September 2019, the West African country, Sierra Leone, has through its Immigration Department and Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs introduced a new "Visa On Arrivals Policy" which now allows visitors from different countries to travel to Sierra Leone where they can get their respective Visas on arrival at a minimum cost of US $28 for African countries and US $80 for other countries in the world. Sierra Leone Becomes "Visa On Arrival" Country.

By Sylvester Samba

May 25, 2019

Banking, Real Estate & Technology, Headquartered in Rwanda

May 25, 2019/ Theo Edwards

Mara’s technology ventures capitalizes on the rapidly growing smartphone and internet markets creating a suite of platforms that are tailored locally.

Why Africa? “The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa’s Economic Miracle” by Ashish J. Thakkar is the true story of today’s Africa, one often overshadowed by the dire headlines. Traveling from his ancestral home in Uganda, East Africa, to the booming economy and (if chaotic) new democracies of West Africa, and down to the “Silicon Savannahs” of Kenya and Rwanda, Ashish J. Thakkar shows us an Africa that few Westerners are aware exists.

By Theo Edwards

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