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7th Africa Aviation Summit held in AbujaNigeria.Photo Times Aerospsace

The aviation industry in Africa is currently experiencing an upward growth trend and presents a positive financial outlook for African airlines in 2023 compared to 2022. Projections indicate that overall air traffic growth in Africa will exceed the global average of 6.1 per cent, reaching an impressive 7.4 per cent, with flights already surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

These revelations emerged during the recently concluded 7th Aviation African Summit & Exhibition, which took place on September 13th and 14th, 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria. This landmark event has been lauded as the most prominent summit, drawing nearly 1,500 delegates from over 75 countries and boasting more than 110 global exhibitors and sponsors.

Second hand clothes officially banned in Uganda

On the 1st of June 2023, African ministers for trade and industries adopted a protocol that prevents trading second-hand clothes across the continent under the preferences of the AfCFTA. This was during the high-level African Union – East African Community and the private sector forum, the second Ministerial Retreat of the Council of Ministers on the AfCFTA, held in Nairobi, Kenya, to assess the progress and address critical aspects of the agreement’s implementation.

Rwanda-Pak-Africa-Business-Forum

With the top African countries facing political and industrial turmoil, more focus has been placed on preventing a further decline in economic growth. One particular country has outdone itself to ensure its consistent improvement in the emergence of a new era; Rwanda. Rwanda’s government has featured prominently among African countries adopting unique approaches to establishing a new economic system. Recently, the Pak-Africa Business Forum set its sights on the East African country to develop a new Africa-Pakistan trade line. This move could improve Africa’s international relations and set Rwanda above its peers in this economic race.