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Why is it so difficult (and crazy expensive) to fly within Africa?
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Thinking through the economics and politics of connectivity over a vast continent
Why is it so difficult (and crazy expensive) to fly within Africa? Thinking through the economics and politics of connectivity in a vast Continent Ken Opalo Jul 16, 2026 136 10 36 Share Thank you for being a regular reader of An Africanist Perspective . If you haven’t done so yet, please hit subscribe to receive timely updates on new posts along with over 35,000 other subscribers. New regular content is free. Book reviews and the archives are gated. Subscribe I: Intra-African air travel is insanely expensive (and yet African airlines barely make any profits) Over the last year I’ve visited sev
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