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African Airlines have been plagued by many challenges over the years. From small and aging fleet to inability to attract capital, loss of qualified personnel, and inability to sustain services, amongst others. Since COVID 19, the sector has had to grapple with additional challenges including delays in aircraft deliveries, extended AOGs due to supply chain issues. Add to the now …
By Monday Ukoha In September 2025, the government of Burkina Faso announced that it would waive visa fees for African visitors; it stopped short of offering no visa free entry to all African citizens, else it would have joined the four countries namely Benin, Seychelles, The Gambia and Rwanda as countries with no visa requirements for African citizens. Ghana …
By Monday Ukoha In September 2025, the government of Burkina Faso announced that it would waive visa fees for African visitors; it stopped short of offering no visa free entry to all African citizens, else it would have joined the four countries namely Benin, Seychelles, The Gambia and Rwanda as countries with no visa requirements for African citizens. Ghana has …
By Dina Abd Elghany We have been told that the machine now thinks, feels, decides, and interacts; that the pulse of human insight and intuition can be reduced to code; that experience and a lifetime of learning and perseverance can be downloaded like an app or a program. And that the trust-offered to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains, …
By Seton Serge Hodonou Why is Africa facing an air traffic control officer shortage at the very moment it needs them most? Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) are the unseen guardians of our skies – orchestrating safe, efficient, and orderly traffic flow across airspaces. Across Africa, however, this critical function is under increasing strain due to a growing shortage of …
By Tristan Brouard Africa’s aviation industry stands at a critical juncture. With a rapidly growing population, the continued liberalization of skies under initiatives like the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), and demand for improved regional connectivity, the continent holds immense promise. Yet, for most African airlines, the most fundamental question remains: how do we sustainably finance fleet growth? Traditional …
By Monday Ukoha In the past couple of years and even currently many African countries have been investing in the upgrade of their airports. In November 2024, Angola became the latest as it opened its Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto Angola International Airport. Other major international airport projects in the pipeline on the continent include the Bugesera International Airport in Rwanda …
By Monday Ukoha A Multi-pronged Approach Increasing the participation of women in many economic sectors has been one of the major preoccupations of business leaders and policy makers all over the world. In the aviation industry, major international organizations including International Air Transport Association (IATA) and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have keyed into initiatives to support more women participation …
By Bakam Amin Baranzan Introduction Emerging as a transformative technology in Africa, drones offer cost-effective, efficient and seamless solutions for various industries. Be it delivering medical supplies to remote areas to surveying and mapping agricultural lands, the growing application of drone technology has been proven to be numerous and important. Integration of drones into the continent’s airspace provides both opportunities …
