Air Senegal Orders Two Airbus A330neo Jets

Air Senegal, the new flag-carrier of the West African nation of Senegal, on Thursday, signed an order for two Airbus A330-900neos plus two options at the Dubai Airshow.

Reactions have continued to trail the overthrow of long serving president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe in a military coup. Recall that the Zimbabwean military on Wednesday sacked the 93-year-old Mugabe from power before making a public broadcast calling for nationwide calm. The military claimed the action was aimed at weeding criminal elements surrounding the President.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has ordered that humanitarian aid convoys be allowed to move freely, unhindered and unimpeded around the country, two weeks after the United States said it had lost trust in his government and threatened to pull support.

The Nov. 9 order, seen by Reuters, directs that all roadblocks should be removed, all levels of government must assist aid groups, and anyone who obstructs aid or imposes taxes on aid convoys shall be held accountable.

Africa's Richest Woman, Isabel Dos Santos Sacked

The president of Angola, Joao Lourenco, has fired the daughter of his predecessor as head of the country's state oil company Sonangol. Isabel Dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of former President José Eduardo dos Santos, is Africa's richest woman.

Zimbabwe’s military seized power early on Wednesday targeting “criminals” around President Robert Mugabe but gave assurances on national television that the 93-year-old leader and his family were “safe and sound”.

Soldiers and armored vehicles blocked roads to the main government offices, parliament and the courts in central Harare, while taxis ferried commuters to work nearby, a Reuters witness said.

Military tanks were seen heading towards Zimbabwe’s capital Harareon Tuesday, 24 hours from the barracks after army chief, Gen Constantino Chiwenga, warned President Robert Mugabe of takeover. Zimbabwean General Constantino Chiwenga threatened a military coup on Monday, one week after Mugabe dismissed Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa.