The two new destinations, starting 3 October and 15 September, respectively, were announced by the airline in a press release on Monday.

Lubumbashi is the DRC’s second largest city after the capital Kinshasa and acts as a hub for the country’s mining industry. It serves as a commercial and industrial centre, producing textiles, food and beverages and copper smelting, as well as giving home to one of the country’s largest banks. It is estimated that Lubumbashi produces over 3% of the world’s copper and half of its cobalt.

Douala is Cameroon’s largest city and home to Central Africa’s biggest port. The country’s economic and commercial capital handles most of its exports including oil, cocoa, coffee, fruits, metal and timber. European countries are the major export and import partners for Cameroon, followed by Asia.

“Africa has always been and will always be an important market for Cargolux and we are happy to be able to support the continent’s trade lanes to Europe, the United States and Asia as well as across the Cargolux network worldwide”, says Jonathan Clark, Cargolux Regional Director Africa.

Cargolux currently serves 90 destinations worldwide with its fleet of aircraft. Meanwhile, it operates a global trucking networking to more than 250 destinations.