UAE Makes U-Turn, Extends Flight Ban to African Countries
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will prevent travellers from Nigeria, South Africa, Namibia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone from entering that country on national and foreign flights. For Nigeria, flights are suspended "until further notice" and for South Africa, they are suspended until July 6, 2021. Flights between the UAE and Nigeria were first halted in March 2021 after a novel coronavirus strain that was markedly more resistant to vaccines, similar to the South Africa strain, was detected. Entry for travellers from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Namibia has been suspended indefinitely since June 21, 2021.
Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda were added to the travel suspension list earlier this month, effective from June 11. Across Southern Africa, governments are ordering their countries into stricter lockdown regulations in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Health officials are urgently appealing for vaccines to combat a third wave of Covid-19 surging across the continent.
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Namibia:
UAE Bars Namibian Travellers
New Era, 22 June 2021
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced it will prohibit travellers from Namibia, Liberia and Sierra Leone from entering that country on national and foreign flights,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emirates Makes U-Turn, Suspends Nigerian Flights Until Further Notice
Premium Times, 21 June 2021
"In line with government directives, passenger flights to and from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) are suspended with effect from 21 June 2021 until further notice. Read more »
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Nigeria:
UAE Halts Emirates Plan to Resume Flights to Nigeria
This Day, 21 June 2021
About 48 hours after Emirates Airlines announced that it would resume flight operations to Nigeria on June 23, 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday insisted that flights… Read more »
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Uganda:
UAE Bars Entry for Uganda, DR Congo Travellers Over Covid-19
East African, 10 June 2021
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will suspend entry for travellers coming from Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda starting June 11, as part of efforts to contain the… Read more »
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