TAAG Angola Airlines and Network Airline Management are pleased to announce the renewal of their long-term freighter aircraft contract, sealing their ongoing partnership for the foreseeable future. Resuming its regular weekly scheduled service from Liege, Belgium, to the capital of Angola, Luanda, NAM provides a Boeing 747-400F aircraft with nose door capability offering up to 120,000 kilos cargo capacity. The weekly freighter will operate every Friday directly to the newly
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Ivanhoe Exports Copper Concentrate Using the Lobito Corridor
The first shipment of copper concentrate from the Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula copper complex arrived by rail at the Atlantic Ocean port of Lobito, in Angola. The first shipment is a part of the trial tonnage under the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between Lobito Atlantic International SARL and Kamoa Copper S.A. on August 18, 2023. The rail line, linking the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Copperbelt to the port
PROFLIGHT PARTNERS WITH KAZANG FOR MOBILE TICKET PAYMENTS
Proflight Zambia has partnered with digital payments platform Kazang to provide customers with a secure mobile payment option, further broadening the settlement choices available when booking flights with the airline. Customers can choose Kazang to make payments via the airline’s reservations and sales offices, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly booking experience. Proflight Director Flight Operations Captain Josias Walubita said: “We at Proflight are excited about the partnership with Kazang, and
U.S. and China Back Competing Rail Corridors to Zambia’s Copper Belt
The U.S government has given new commitments in the development of the Lobito Corridor, which is proposed as a critical trade route to facilitate movement of green energy resources in the Southern Africa region. At a forum last week in Lusaka convened by the G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI), the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced new financing support for the corridor, which extends across Angola,