The Gambian government with funds worth US$65mn from the Africa Development Bank has commenced the construction of the Trans-Gambia Bridge project
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Nigeria’s Arik Air to commence direct flights to Italy by 2015
Nigeria’s leading carrier Arik Air has revealed that it plans to operate direct flights to Milan and Rome by 2015
DHL opens two new facilities, invests US$38.14mn in South Africa
Logistics and transportation major DHL has launched two new facilities in Plumbago, located close to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa
European Investment Bank to provide US$27.3mn to rehabilitate Liberia's airport
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide Liberia with a US$27.3mn loan facility over 20 years to rehabilitate the Roberts International Airport (RIA)
South African mining company to test underground train fuelled by natural gas
South African exploration company Molopo South Africa and mining group Sibanye Gold will test an underground train designed to run on biogenic gas in South Africa