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Transportation in Cameroon

  • As it expands in Africa, Uber adapts to local markets and adopts cash payments

    BOTSWANA, 2016/07/24 While Uber continues its push into Africa the company is making allowances to local markets and testing incomparable service models users wouldn’t see in other parts of the globe. Anyone can presently use the mobile app to hail a car in 12 cities across South Africa, Nigeria,Uganda, Kenya, Morocco and Egypt…. And in all of those nations users can pay drivers in hard cash. The expansion, and adaptation to the realities of doing business on-the-ground in Africa, are in line with CEO Travis Kalanick’s commitment late last year to “a large push in Africa.”

  • Routes Africa forum aims to improve African air connectivity

    BOTSWANA, 2016/05/15  An event dedicated to the development of the African aviation industry will take place next month in Tenerife (26-28 June) to encourage the launch of new air services to, from and within the African continent. Routes Africa 2016 will help to improve African connectivity by bringing together airlines, airports and tourism authorities to discuss next air services. Around 250 route development professionals are expected to attend the forum which was founded ten years ago to stimulate increase in the industry.

  • Construction of Infrastructure Underway For Mbalam-Nabeba Project in Cameroon

    CAMEROON, 2013/08/09 Sundance is issuing tenders for their financing and construction by a number of International Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC") contractors that have proven track records in building successful projects of large scope and scale. Sundance Resources Ltd, an Australian firm with whom Cam Iron is partnering for the execution of the Mbalam-Nabeba Iron Ore Project in Cameroon and Congo, has commenced issuing tender documents relating to financing and construction of the infrastructure.

  • The global air cargo market growth

    ANGOLA, 2013/07/03 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the world air cargo market increase continued to flat line in May, broadly following the trend of the last 18 months. World freight tonne kilometers increased just 0.8 % in May compared to a year ago, IATA said in an official release on Wednesday. Capacity, however, increased by 2.1 % causing load factors to fall to 44.9 % — their lowest level since the post crisis recovery. As about 60 % of world air cargo utilizes capacity in the belly of passenger aircraft, managing capacity at a time at the same time as increase in air travel is outpacing that of cargo is particularly challenging.

  • Turkish Airlines begins flights to Yaounde, Douala

    CAMEROON, 2012/12/24 Turkey's national air carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) began flights to and from Cameroon's capital Yaounde and second biggest city Douala on Thursday. In a written statement released on Thursday said that THY has included Yaounde and Douala into its flight network as the 216th flight destination.
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