Museveni, Ethiopian PM Desalegn to Discuss South Sudan Crisis
The Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is expected in the country today morning on a three day state visit during which he is expected to hold discussions with President Museveni over the fluid political situation in neighbouring South Sudan. Mr Desalegn, accompanied by his wife Roman Tesfaye Abneh and senior officials in the Ethiopia government, […]
British Airways Suspends Flights to Entebbe
As of 3rd October 2015, British Airways halted all flights between London Heathrow and Entebbe. According to Edward Frost, this decision is being taken due to activities to Entebbe not being commercially viable for the flight services provider. Frost further noted that the final service will depart London Heathrow for Entebbe on 2nd October and […]
Initiatives Solving Pending Entebbe Issues Welcome: Egypt
Egypt has announced that it will continue suspending its activities in the Nile Basin Initiative activities due to the unilateral sigining of some of the Nile Basin countries to the Entebbe agreement in 2010. Egypt, however, stressed welcoming any new initiative seeking to solve the pending issues in the agreement for the sake of achieving […]
Etihad launches flights to Entebbe, Uganda
Etihad Airways on Saturday launched a service to Entebbe in central Uganda, where it is scheduled to fly four times a week. The UAE’s national airline is operating Airbus A320 aircraft with 16 business and 120 economy class seats on the African route. It is targeting business and leisure travellers wanting access to the Ugandan […]