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Here’s how to make Africa’s aviation sector fly and lift economic growth

The Kigali International Airport. Rwanda is among countries that introduced a "visa on arrival" for all African citizens. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

By  HASSAN EL-HOURY

Africa’s aviation sector has the potential to fuel economic growth.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) projects that the continent will become one of the fastest growing aviation regions in the next 20 years, with an annual expansion of nearly five per cent.

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