To try and give some context: the latest figures for African carriers from February this year were roughly 5% of world passenger miles and 23% of the accidents.
That's western built jets only referred to above and also in the quote below. You might well comment on the age and provenance of these aircraft but those figures are without GA piston, turbo prob or the exiled Eastern European contingent included.
IATA's director general Giovanni Bisignani says: "Flying must become equally safe in all parts of the world. An accident rate in Africa that is over 12 times the global average is not acceptable. Improvements can happen. IATA's African carriers performed significantly better than non-IATA airlines in the region. I encourage all governments in the region to make use of the IOSA tool to boost the region's performance."
Rob