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The African Development Bank Group   has officially launched the Integrated Aviation Transformation Program , a major continent-wide initiative designed to address the structural bottlenecks and high costs that have historically hindered African aviation.

A Senior Lecturer at Digital Marketing and Tourism at the University of Bedfordshire, Dr. Augusta Evans, has lamented that intra-African airfares are 40–60% higher than comparable European routes.

In a significant development for Africa’s tourism industry, Dr. Olayiwola Awakan, Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority , has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the African Travel Commission .

After 11 years without a reliable, airport-wide internet service, free public Wi-Fi was officially launched at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday.

Stakeholders in Africa’s tourism sector have called for urgent policy reforms on visas and border barriers, improved air connectivity, and stronger public-private partnerships to accelerate the continent’s tourism growth.