ECOWAS Archives - Aviation metric

ECOWAS Air Travel Reform Stalls as Only One Country Implements 25% Tax Reduction

Posted on June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 by Wole Shadare

IATA lauds bloc’s 25% Aviation Tax Cut, faults Slow Implementation Wole Shadare, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the decision by the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to reduce airport and travel charges by 25 per cent would help to address the region’s major structural hurdles. IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East, Kamil Alawahdi, in an interview with Aviation Metric at the…

FG tightens the noose on Niger, ECOWAS shuts land borders, airspace

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has explained the circumstances surrounding the suspension of flights between Nigeria and the Niger Republic. A statement by Abdullahi Musa, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection explained that in response to the recent political events surrounding the coup d’état in the Republic of Niger on July 26, 2023, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had convened an extraordinary summit to address the situation. Among the resolutions…