Africa: Air Transport in Africa Grossly Under-Developed - Kufuor

29 August 2007

Accra, Ghana — Ghanaian President, John Kufuor, has said air transport in Africa is still underdeveloped, because the continent is yet to achieve easy air movement from one part of the continent to another.

Kuffuor attributed this to the fact that most of the continent's domestic airlines lack funds to acquire enough aircraft, while they face stiff competition from international airlines on more lucrative routes in the region.

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