Morocco's national flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will soon launch an airline company with six Central African countries, a move set to expand further its presence in Africa, a company manager said on Thursday. The creation of Air Cemac aims at breaking the isolation of these countries and will offer an adequate solution to the crisis hitting central Africa's main, heavily indebted carriers, Camair of Cameroon and Air Gabon, the manager said.

"The full details of this joint-venture will be revealed next week," the manager told Reuters, declining to elaborate on the share-ownership of the new carrier.

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