Africa

Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh to foreign tourists: 'please don't go'

The Russian and British operations to airlift their citizens out of Sharm el-Sheikh are staggering for the Egyptian government. Pouring cold water on

09/11/2015

Burundi

Burundi announces security crackdown after months of violence

Burundi’s security minister has announced the start of a forced disarmament programme following months of violence and civil unrest. Troops are

09/11/2015

Egypt

Tourism industry fears huge losses from Egypt crash

The crisis risks dealing a huge blow to Egypt's tourism industry, but also to Russian tour operators.

08/11/2015

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola outbreak

Vigils and celebrations have been held in Freetown to mark the end of Sierra Leone’s Ebola outbreak, which killed close to 4,000 people in the

08/11/2015

Morocco

Morocco stands fast on Western Sahara development plan

Morocco’s king said he will offer no more than autonomy for the disputed Western Sahara, a few days after United Nations chief called for “true

07/11/2015

Egypt

'Noise' confirmed in last part of Metrojet's cockpit voice recording

The head of an investigation committee into last weekend’s Metrojet plane crash confirmed a “noise” was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice

07/11/2015

Egypt

Russian tourists cancel Egypt holidays, fly to Turkey

Russian airlines are sending empty planes to Egypt to rescue stranded travellers. Russia’s deputy prime minister said the number of Russian tourists

07/11/2015

Egypt

Black box reveals "noise" before Russian plane crashed

The leader of the Russian plane crash technical investigate committee has told reporters that data from the jet’s cockpit voice recorder has been

07/11/2015

Sierra Leone

WHO declares Sierra Leone free of Ebola

The World Health Organisation has declared Sierra Leone free of Ebola. There hasn’t been a single case of the disease for the past 42 days. The

07/11/2015

Egypt

Russia begins operation to bring home tourists stranded in Egypt

Russia has begun evacuating its citizens from Egypt following last week’s deadly Russian airline crash in Sinai. With an estimated 79,000 Russians

07/11/2015

Egypt

British tourists stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh start returning to UK

Around 1,500 British tourists, who had been delayed in Sharm-el Sheikh for days after flights were cancelled following last Saturday’s Russian

07/11/2015

Egypt

Black box data shows explosion downed Russian plane say experts

It seems the theory the Russian airliner crash in Egypt was no accident is the right one. Experts say the black box data they have been able to

06/11/2015

Egypt

Sharm al-Sheikh rescue flights 'limited by airport capacity' says Egypt

Egypt says it is not blocking planes sent to rescue stranded tourists from Sharm al-Sheikh. The country’s civil aviation ministry said the number of

06/11/2015

Egypt

Sinai crash: world powers disagree over whether bomb attack was likely cause

World leaders were on Thursday making conflicting statements about suggestions that the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt, killing 224

06/11/2015

Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh airport security met international standards, says Egyptian expert

An Egyptian security expert has defended security at Sharm el-Sheikh airport amid an exodus of European carriers. British, German and French airlines

05/11/2015

Egypt

Airlines boycott Egypt as UK and US point finger at ISIL bomb on downed airliner

It is all far too early to be sure what happened to the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt; vital black box data has yet to be made public, yet

05/11/2015

Egypt

Metrojet 'grounds A321' fleet, UK advises against air travel to Sharm

In the wake of last week’s Metrojet crash in Sinai, the Russian carrier is reportedly grounding its A321 aircraft while additional checks are carried

05/11/2015

Egypt

UK and US intelligence sources say Russian airliner was downed by a bomb

There is growing evidence that a bomb was the likely cause of last week’s Russian airliner crash in Sinai which killed 224 people. Although not

05/11/2015

Egypt

Russian plane crash: 'Bomb' theory gains ground

US intelligence points to a bomb planted by the so-called Islamic State or an affiliate bringing down the Russian passenger plane that crashed over

04/11/2015

Egypt

Sinai crash: plane 'may have been brought down by explosive device'

UK cancels flights back from Sharm el-Sheikh as Downing Street announces Sinai peninsula Metrojet plane 'may have been brought down by explosive device'.

04/11/2015

Egypt

World Travel Market 2015 interview – H.E. Hisham Zaazou, Egypt

04/11/2015

South Sudan

'Dozens perish, three survive' South Sudan plane crash

Eyewitnesses say dozens of people have died after a cargo plane crashed on take-off at the main airport in Juba, the capital of South Sudan

04/11/2015

CapeVerde

World Travel Market 2015 interview – Nuno Martins, Cabo Verde

04/11/2015

Kenya

World Travel Market 2015 interview – Phyllis Kandie, Kenya

04/11/2015

South Sudan

Dozens die in South Sudan plane crash

A cargo plane with passengers on board has crashed on take-off at the main airport in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. There are reports from the

04/11/2015

Egypt

Co-pilot of crashed Russian plane 'had technical concerns'

As aviation experts try to piece together the last minutes of a Russian airliner before it crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsular killing all 224 people

04/11/2015