Global air travel is bouncing back from the dire days of the covid-19 pandemic. But air travel’s recovery is not happening at the same pace across the world. Air travel’s return in Africa can be seen in the resumption of in-person continental events, from the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon in January to the gathering of African CEOs in Côte d’Ivoire this month. Between the first quarters of 2019 and 2022, the number of passengers in Nigeria’s domestic air travel market increased by one-quarter. Africa has received 823 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine, administering 72% of that, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 20, 2022 16:04 UTC