RwandAir has taken ownership of a new, US$40mn Boeing 737-700 NG
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Ethiopian Airlines to carry out maintenance works for Bombardier
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace has made Ethiopian Airlines an authorised service facility that will service Bombardiers Q400 and Q400 NextGen turobprop aircrafts
Uganda to upgrade the Kasese airfield
Ugandas Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has revealed plans to upgrade the Kasese airfield, located in the Kasese district of Unganda, to an airport in this financial year
Siemens to power Mozambique port
German company Siemens has won a contract worth more than US$150mn to install an electricity supply system for a deep-water port at Nacala-a-Velha in northern Mozambique
MENA rail contracts reach US$434 million in Q1 2013
Rail contracts worth US$434mn have been awarded throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in Q1 2013, a report from business intelligence agency MEED has revealed