Just to add in to this thread, check out the one on the lights out at JKIA this week! JKIA is supposed to be an international standard airport - and in my book that means having one power back up if not two. Whatever they have at JKIA it isn't working! How can airliners and small planes be left floundering around in the dark trying to stay safe and miss each other without any ATC backup??
It brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Dark Continent" but to be honest, its not a joking matter. But will anyone take responsibility for what happened - No. Will any politician/authority take proper steps to prevent it happening again - unlikely. Will there be another major incident with loss of life - sadly, mostly probably. Is aviation in Africa unsafe - in my opinion after this latest debacle - most definitely.
