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Airlines Association of Southern

Africa elects chairperson and deputy

oao Carlos Po Jorge has been elected
Jas the new chairperson and Elmar
Conradie as the deputy chairperson of
the Airlines Association of Southern
Africa (AASA) at the body's virtual
52nd Annual General Meeting and will
serve for the next 12 months. Jorge is
the Director-General of Linhas Aéreas
de Moçambique (LAM) and Conradie is
the CEO of Safair. AASA's 2022 annual
assembly was attended by over 260
delegates representing airlines, airports,
air navigation and weather services as
well as manufacturers, suppliers and other
industry stakeholders. Issues addressed Joao Carlos Po Jorge, Chairperson Elmar Conradie, Deputy Chairperson
included the need for urgent action by policies and regulations to enable a more air transport industry to serve and support
governments in the region to review efficient, comprehensive and competitive all of the economies of the SADC region.

MSC reaffirms commitment Maersk centre improves

to Côte d'Ivoire logistics for Ethiopia's
apparel industries

he Coffee and Cocoa Council supply chain and export during
Tof Côte d'Ivoire is expecting the 8th Cocoa and Chocolate
to reach a grinding capacity of Days (JNCC) at the Ebrié
1,072,000 tons by 2023, or more Room of the Heden Golf
than 50% from the current level, Hotel in Abidjan recently.
and has set a new target of 100 The theme of the National
per cent increase by 2030. "On Cocoa and Chocolate Days
the value scale, 72 per cent goes organised by the Coffee
to the chocolate industry, brands and Cocoa Council was local
and distribution. We must ensure processing, and opportunities
that our country can access this for chocolate artisans. Given
essential segment of the value that 70 per cent of the world's
chain," says Yves Koné Brahima, cocoa beans come from four
Director General, The Coffee and West African countries, namely
Cocoa Council. He was speaking Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria anish carrier A.P.Moller-Maersk and
at a panel discussion hosted by and Cameroon, this sector is a DEthiopian partner Freighters International
the Mediterranean Shipping major focus for MSC, Fabio Politi, (PABOMI) announced the opening of a
Company (MSC) about the Côte Managing Director, Côte d'Ivoire, consolidation centre in Modjo Dry Port,
d'Ivoire local cocoa processing, MSC added. Ethiopia. "This multi-purpose facility
helps to simplify and optimise apparel and
lifestyle customers' supply chains saving
costs, significantly reducing their speed to
market and making them more competitive,"
says a release from Maersk. A hub for
export or import cargo in Ethiopia, the
new consolidation centre offers a range of
warehousing and distribution services.

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