Africa flies on a wing and a prayer / Masimba Tafirenyika.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Tafirenyika, Masimba, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 pages)

Contained In:

Africa Renewal Vol. 28, no. 1, p. 14-15 28:1<14 2517-9829

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Until recently, it was not uncommon for passengers flying between two African cities to transit through Europe. It was cheaper and faster, for instance, for passengers travelling to Ethiopia from Côte d'Ivoire to fly first to Paris with Air France and then catch a connecting flight to Addis Ababa. With no direct flights linking their capitals, most African countries had to rely on flights from their former colonial powers to connect to each other. It still happens today but on a smaller scale; flying in Africa is improving, albeit slowly.

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