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Uganda Airlines suspends flights to Kinshasa City

Bombadier CRJ-900

Uganda Airlines has suspended its flights to Democratic Republic of Congo capital city, Kinshasa, after violent riots and attacks on several foreign embassies today. The Airline said in a statement that the suspension has become necessary as a result of the ongoing unrest in the DRC, including the capital  Kinshasa.  Before the suspension, the Airline’s Bombadier CRJ-900 had a frequency of four flights per week between Tuesday and Saturday. “Flights will remain suspended until the situation warrants normal operations,” the statement said.  No official statement has been issued so far from the Embassy of Uganda in DRC.  On Sunday, M23 rebels…

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Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

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