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Transportation in Sierra Leone

  • 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.
  • Sierra Leone/Senegal to restart sea transportation

    DAKAR CITY, 2013/08/05 An initiative to restart commercial sea transportation between Freetown and Dakar has been put forward by Her Excellency the Sierra Leone Ambassador to Senegal Khadijatu Bassir to the Senegalese Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Hon. Pape Diouf. Speaking to the Minister on July 31st together with other senior officials of the Ministry at his down town office in Dakar, Ambassador Bassir said her visit was geared to further strengthen the fraternal ties between the two nations as both nations share much in common. “I am as well here to propose and to deeply discuss the vital issue of the reintroduction of the commercial operation of a sea vessel between Sierra Leone and Senegal” she said.