I remember at one NBAA conference in the US many years ago, the Africa Region Rep said the following (if memory is correct)
"In Africa we have airways, we have airports, we have runways, we have nav-aids, we have ATC, we have ground handlers. They may not work, but we've got em"
After having spent some time in East & West Africa, this did make me chuckle. I got to speak to him after the presentation, and his candor and advice was uplifting.
He was a Hawker TRE/IRE and now runs one of the best BIZAV facilitation companies in West Africa.
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