International Airport Review
Waheedah Lawal Suleiman
08 July 2026
Waheedah Lawal Suleiman, Manager of the Economic Committee for ACI Africa shares an industry perspective on the gap between infrastructure investment and sustainable connectivity.
This is the first in a three-part article series intended to explore airport competitiveness within the African context.
Africa has been building. For the better part of two decades, governments across the continent have invested heavily in airport infrastructure, new terminals, extended runways, upgraded facilities. The ambition has been real. So has the investment. If you ask most people working in African aviation, they will tell you that aviation finally has the political attention it deserves...
