Africa’s middle class ready to fly but aviation industry remains grounded
Today, as Africa’s economies are poised to take off, the aviation sector, despite the collective promise that it holds, seemed “grounded.” PHOTO | TEA GRAPHIC
In 1988, 44 African countries convened in the Ivorian capital to discuss ways of taking the continent’s aviation sector forward.
Named after the city that hosted the meeting, the Yamoussoukro Declaration was born. It was seen as a landmark protocol for the continent. It stated that, “We commit ourselves, individually and collectively to make all the necessary effort to achieve the integration of our airlines within a period of eight years.”
