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EU blacklist: 20 years of pressure on African airlines
🌍 GlobalJul 22, 2026 10:56SRC: THE AFRICA REPORTBY: Salimata KonéLili Pateman
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Two decades after it was set up, the European Union’s ‘blacklist’ has reshaped African aviation from top to bottom. Safety standards have moved forward, yet more than half the airlines barred from flying in Europe are still African.
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