The African Union on Saturday announced that Nigeria and 11 other African countries have agreed to operate a single-air-transport market on the continent within two years.
The AU hailed the 12 countries who have signed up for its proposal of having a single-air-transport market in Africa.
The continental organisation also called on other members of the AU to sign up for the project, which it said could lead to fewer restrictions on routes and cheaper fares for passengers across the continent.
Speaking on the sideline of the 25th AU Summit taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, the AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr. Elham Ibrahim, said the 12 countries that had signed up for the initiative could create up to 155, 000 jobs and $1.3 billion would be added to their Gross Domestic Product.
The countries that have agreed in principle to the project are Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Congo, Benin, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ruanda, Kenya South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire.
According to the AU, African Ministers of Transport declared their support for the proposal in January this year when South Africa’s Transport Minister, Dipuo Peters, hosted the meeting of the African Ministerial Working Group on the establishment of the
The AU hailed the 12 countries who have signed up for its proposal of having a single-air-transport market in Africa.
The continental organisation also called on other members of the AU to sign up for the project, which it said could lead to fewer restrictions on routes and cheaper fares for passengers across the continent.
Speaking on the sideline of the 25th AU Summit taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, the AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr. Elham Ibrahim, said the 12 countries that had signed up for the initiative could create up to 155, 000 jobs and $1.3 billion would be added to their Gross Domestic Product.
The countries that have agreed in principle to the project are Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Congo, Benin, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ruanda, Kenya South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire.
According to the AU, African Ministers of Transport declared their support for the proposal in January this year when South Africa’s Transport Minister, Dipuo Peters, hosted the meeting of the African Ministerial Working Group on the establishment of the
