Departures
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Pictured: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Ugandan capital, Kampala
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in gold trading. Johannesburg’s industries include steel and cement plants, while the banking and IT sectors play an increasingly important role in the economy. From Heathrow, BA and South African Airways fly to Jo’burg twice-daily, and Virgin daily. The same frequency is provided by KLM from Schiphol, Lufthansa out of Frankfurt, and Air France from Paris CDG. Emirates serves the South African city three times a day from Dubai, and Qatar Airways and Etihad daily from Doha and Abu Dhabi respectively.
Sudan Khartoum Following a referendum earlier this year, South Sudan seceded from the north, establishing its capital at Juba. Most business, however, is for the present conducted in the original capital, Khartoum, located where the White and Blue Niles meet. The city has a thriving economy, driven in recent years by Sudan’s oil wealth. The only flight from the UK and the continent to Khartoum is Lufthansa’s thrice- weekly service from Frankfurt. From the Gulf region, Qatar Airways flies 14 times a week from its Doha hub, Etihad four times a week from Abu Dhabi, and Emirates three times a week out of Dubai.
Tanzania Dar es Salaam On the eastern Indian Ocean coast, Tanzania’s main business hub has an economy largely dependent on agriculture, which accounts for 85 per cent of exports, including cash crops such as coffee, tea, cotton, sisal, cashews and cloves. Meanwhile, the industrial sector is among the fastest-growing in Africa. BA serves Dar es Salaam four times weekly
from Heathrow, with South African Airways flying ten times a week via Johannesburg. KLM has a daily flight from Schiphol, Emirates the same frequency from Dubai, and Qatar Aiways has 14 operations a week out of Doha.
Uganda Kampala/Entebbe Kampala and Entebbe, near the equator and home to the Ugandan president, have significant natural resources. These include fertile land, regular rainfall, petroleum and
mineral deposits – sufficient, it is said, to service the whole of Africa if only they were properly exploited. BA flies from Heathrow to Kampala/Entebbe
five times a week, with South African Airways offering a daily service via Johannesburg. Brussels Airlines provides three flights a week out of Brussels, and KLM six a week from Schiphol. Qatar Airways launched daily services from Doha early in November.
Zambia Lusaka The fortunes of the Zambian capital are largely dependent on its copper reserves. But while prices have been as sky-high as its elevation, 1,300 metres above sea level, they dipped somewhat during the global economic downturn, causing a stutter in the economy.
Nevertheless, the mineral remains key to Lusaka’s long-term future. BA flies from Heathrow to Lusaka three
times a week, with South African Airways providing a double-daily service via Johannesburg. Emirates is to launch five flights a week to the Zambian capital from Dubai in February 2012.
Zimbabwe Harare While most observers describe Zimbabwe’s current economic crisis as the worst since independence, attributing it to the government’s price controls and land confiscation, President Mugabe’s so-called power-sharing deal with the opposition has brought some minor reforms to the country. Given proper leadership, the capital of Harare has both the natural resources and the industries to help return Zimbabwe to its long-forgotten prosperity. Air Zimbabwe serves Harare from Gatwick
once a week, and British Airways flies daily to Johannesburg from Heathrow, with onward flights to Zimbabwe aboard partner Comair. South African Airways also operates from Heathrow, flying 17 times a week via Johannesburg. Emirates is to launch five services a week from Dubai to Harare in February next year.
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