The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is launching Focus Africa to strengthen aviation’s contribution to Africa’s economic and social development and improve connectivity, safety and reliability for passengers and shippers. The initiative will align private and public stakeholders to deliver measurable progress in six areas, says an official release. “Africa accounts for 18 percent of the global population but just 2.1 percent of air transport activities (combined cargo and passenger). Closing that gap, so that Africa can benefit from the connectivity, jobs and growth that aviation enables, is what Focus Africa is all about,” says Willie Walsh, Director General, IATA.
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