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TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today US Airways (NYSE: LCC) and fellow Star Alliance member South African Airways announced a new bilateral codeshare agreement after receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Department of Transport - South Africa. Flights are currently available for sale on www.usairways.com and www.flysaa.com for travel beginning Dec. 19. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120103/LA28814LOGO) US Airways customers...

Travelers now able to purchase tickets and access easy connections between 12 Porter Canadian destinations and SAA's 44 African destinations via Washington TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Canada-based Porter Airlines and South African Airways (SAA) announced a new interline agreement that will open up connection opportunities for passengers traveling between Canada and West and Southern Africa through Porter Airlines' Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport hub and SAA's...

LONDON, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 14 Raw Material, a music production charity based in the heart of Brixton, London, is heading out to Dakar, Senegal as the only UK representative at the 2012 Festa2h. The team will be performing and tutoring local musicians using their own experiences and cultural outlooks. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120612/537770-a ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120612/537770-b ) (Photo:...

DAKAR, Senegal and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- APO (http://www.apo-opa.org) today releases two video infographics on online press conferencing and interactive webcast, two services considered the future of media relations. "Through the online conference tool, the African Press Organisation (APO) is re-defining the concept of 'news conferencing' and has created an easy platform for African journalists and newsmakers to share information beyond...

PARIS, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As a key element of the Dakar Declaration issued following the Dakar Agricole Forum, the creation of a World Organization for Agriculture (WOA) would represent a major step toward a new global governance system. At the Dakar Agricole forum held on April 18 and 19, and organized in cooperation with momagri, H. E. Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal, proposed that the primary objective of such World Organization for Agriculture be...

DAKAR, Senegal, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the opening of a new branch office in Dakar, Senegal, as part of the company's geographic expansion initiative to strategically increase its presence in key growth markets. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO) The new subsidiary will enable IBM to deliver high-value solutions and services to meet the growing needs of clients in Senegal and West Africa, where the company is working closely with a...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- South African Airways (SAA), Africa's most awarded airline, announced a "March Madness" sale to many of its great African destinations. The "March Madness" airfare sale starts at $1,129*, including fuel surcharges for flights from New York or Washington D.C. to Johannesburg or Cape Town in South Africa and Dakar, Senegal. The "March Madness" sale is also available to Nairobi, Kenya; Windhoek, Namibia; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Entebbe,...

DAKAR, Senegal, February 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On the initiative of President Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal is organizing the second edition of the International Dakar Agricultural Forum on 18th and 19th April 2011 at the Meridien President Hotel in Dakar. A month before the G20 agricultural meetings, heads of state, ministers, farmers and experts from across the globe will meet in Dakar to discuss regulation and global agricultural governance. The event is organized in...

DAKAR, Senegal, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Customs Directorate of Senegal's Ministry of Finance has turned to IBM (NYSE: IBM) and CFAO Technologies, an IBM Business Partner in West Africa, to help modernize Senegal's import and export processes. The new system, based on two IBM z10 mainframe computers, will give customs officers and their partners on-line access to real-time information across all of the country's 30 border checkpoints. (Logo:...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- South African Airways (SAA), Africa's most awarded airline, announced a New Year's gift to its customers: the "Travel2Africa" two-for-one airfare sale, with fares starting at $1,479*, including fuel surcharges for both passengers, for flights from New York or Washington D.C. to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Dakar. The "Travel2Africa" sale is also available to 16 other cities throughout Africa, including Nairobi, Kenya; Windhoek, Namibia; and...