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Air Algérie announces five international routes as Africa's aviation network expands
Good morning, it’s Monday, 26 October. Welcome to Aviation Africa Weekly, your roundup of the African and global aviation news shaping airlines, airports, policy and connectivity.First time reading? Join aviation professionals, enthusiasts…
China Southern opens new Ethiopian route as African aviation capacity expands
Good morning, it’s Monday, 19 October. Welcome to Aviation Africa Weekly, your roundup of the African and global aviation news shaping airlines, airports, policy and connectivity.First time reading? Join aviation professionals, enthusiasts…
Can Morocco become Africa's aerospace manufacturing centre? | Aviation Africa Weekly
Good morning, it’s Monday, 12 October. Welcome to Aviation Africa Weekly, your roundup of the African and global aviation news shaping airlines, airports, policy and connectivity.First time reading? Join aviation professionals, enthusiasts…
New Ethiopian Airlines’ freighter order and Nigeria’s capacity growth | Aviation Africa Weekly
Good morning, it’s Monday, 5 October. Welcome to Aviation Africa Weekly, your roundup of the African and global aviation news shaping airlines, airports, policy and connectivity.First time reading? Join aviation professionals, enthusiasts…
Banned Abroad, Trusted at Home?
Hello, and welcome to Aviation Africa,We report on the people, policies, airlines and routes shaping aviation across the continent. We aim to make African aviation easier to understand and show how better…
The Aviation Africa Air Connectivity 2026 Index
Aviation Africa Research Desk | 8 September 2026 | Analysis25.8mscheduled seats+9.4%year-on-year4.33mintra-African seats9.82mseats to EuropeAfrica’s air transport market is expanding, with passenger volume steadily growing, but much of the growth remains outward-facing. The…
The Journey Towards African Open Skies: The 1999 Yamoussoukro Decision
By August 2002, the legal transition envisaged by the Yamoussoukro Decision was supposed to be complete.On paper, an eligible African airline could be designated to serve another participating country, choose the capacity…
The Journey Towards African Open Skies: The 1988 Yamoussoukro Declaration
Africa’s journey towards open skies did not begin in Yamoussoukro in 1988.By the time African ministers responsible for civil aviation met in the Ivorian capital on 6 and 7 October that year,…
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