News / More integration and air cargo cooperation needed for intra-Africa trade to succeed

A lack of intra-African trade, and restrictive air transport agreements are among the biggest barriers to a successful logistics sector across the continent.

Dick Murianki, general manager of cargo for Kenya Airways, told The Loadstar on the sidelines of Air Cargo Africa that one of his biggest frustrations was the lack of regional trade, which accounted for just 4% of the carrier’s revenues.

“We send freighters within Africa, leaving Nairobi full, and they come back empty; we have to fill them with ...