Africa sinks $25bn into mega airport projects as airlines struggle
Africa's projects, ranging from new international airports and expansion of old ones, are intended to ease capacity constraints and attract international airlines.
Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Everywhere you look in Africa’s regional blocs, a new airport is coming up. There is a race, it would seem, to build airports. Yet experts point out that many of these big-ticket projects are driven not entirely by need but also by policy and prestige.
In East Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia are among a dozen African countries that have committed about $25 billion to new airports and major upgrades in a bid to become regional aviation hubs and boost air connectivity.
