Bishoftu International Airport will ease capacity pressures, connect Africa globally, and attract international investment, positioning Ethiopia as the continent’s aviation and infrastructure leader. Ethiopia is advancing a major step in reshaping Africa’s aviation landscape through the development of Bishoftu International Airport (BIA), a flagship greenfield project designed as a continental hub that will serve both…

Faced with taxes and charges across Africa that are already “15% higher than the rest of the planet” and continually rising and multiplying, IATA, the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and the Airlines Association of Africa (AFRAA) resolved to work together to tackle the issue at AFRAA’s Annual General Meeting in Angola in early…

In interviews with Aerospace Global News, ASKY Airlines’ Commercial Director and analyst Sean Mendis discuss the cost of taxes on Africa’s aviation industry. Is it all bark and no bite at the African Union? Despite all members committing to effectively liberalise the continent’s aviation industry, unlocking expansion and alleviating many unnecessarily high costs, very few…

There are 100,000 motorbikes in Rwanda. The country wants to turn them all electric, and startups say their plans can make it work. Can green tech steer Africa towards the future? Over the past decade, electric vehicles have been an integral part of the West’s planned transition to green energy, offering a variety of opportunities…