InFocus: Transport and Shipping
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Top Headlines
- Egypt: Government to Develop 150 Rail Level Crossings Mid-December (Egypt Online)
- Zimbabwe: Airzim Back On Reservation System (Zimbabwe Standard)
- Nigeria: A Day With Abuja Cripple Drivers (Daily Trust)
- Nigeria: FERMA, Lagos State , Begin Massive Repair of Roads (Leadership)
- Nigeria: Philosphy On Wheels...in Commercial Drivers 'Classrooms' (Leadership)
- Nigeria: Airlines Seek Better Security At Cargo Points (Leadership)
- Kenya: Showdown Looms Over New Traffic Laws (Capital FM)
- Kenya: Matatu Strike Called Off (The Star)
- Zimbabwe: Govt to Slash Prices of Vehicle Licence Plates (The Herald)
- East Africa: Region Pushes New Public Transport Network (AlertNet)
- Nigeria: RTEAN Sacks President Over Alleged N131 Million Fraud (Vanguard)
- Kenya: KMA Issues New Rules for Armed Vessels Guards (The Star)
- Kenya: Striking Matatu Driver Attack, Rob Motorists in City (The Star)
- Kenya: Eldoret Airport to Spur Horticultral Farming in North Rift, Western Region (The Star)
- Kenya: Matatu Operators Urged to Return to Work (The Star)
- Kenya: Fastjet Makes Maiden African Flight (The Star)
- Kenya: Panic As MV Likoni Veers Towards the Open Seas (The Star)
- Nigeria: FRSC Boss Tasks Officers On Safety (Leadership)
- Nigeria: World Bank Hands Over Perimeter Fence to FAAN (Leadership)
- Nigeria: NDDC Begins Construction of Three Road Projects in Abia (Leadership)
- East Africa: Poor Rail, Water Transport Slows Down EAC Growth (New Vision)
- Nigeria: Terrorism, Threat to Cargo Operations At Airports, Says Demuren (This Day)
- Nigeria: Dana Crash - 40 Families Petition Senate (Vanguard)
- South Sudan: Yei Commissioner Asks for Support to Maintain Roads, Boost Food Production (Sudan Tribune)
- Kenya: PSV Operators Call Off Crippling Strike (Capital FM)
- Zimbabwe: Airzim to Resume Regional Flights (Financial Gazette)
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