Pictured: Below: Cairo: Bottom: Alexandria
Algeria Algiers
Located on the Mediterranean, Algeria’s capital is an important commercial and financial centre, with vast reserves of fossil fuels, which power its economy. There is need for the economy to be diversified, but politics and security are the preoccupation in the aftermath of social upheaval in 2011, a situation exacerbated by the recent activities of militant extremists earlier this year. British Airways flies from London Gatwick
to Algiers five times a week, with Air Algerie offering the same frequency to the capital city out of London Heathrow. Air France serves Algiers from Paris Charles de Gaulle twice- daily, and Lufthansa has five departures a week from Frankfurt.
Cameroon Yaounde
The capital of Cameroon is located 2,500 feet above sea level in the centre of the country, its economy based on tobacco, dairy products, clay, glass, lumber and servicing government ministries. It is widely regarded as prosperous and politically stable. There are no direct flights from the UK to
Yaounde. The alternative is to travel from Paris CDG with Air France, which flies six times a week. Or join one of Brussels Airlines’ four weekly departures from Brussels. Most of its services to Africa are triangle flights, with one stopover en route to the destination and a direct service back to the originating airport.
Egypt Cairo
The Arab Spring left an indelible mark on the Egyptian capital, with mass protests leading to the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, who was replaced by Mohammed Morsi. The road to democracy has proved rocky, and post-revolutionary politics have had a negative effect on the predominant tourism industry with many would-be visitors staying away. From Heathrow, BA flies to Cairo daily and Egyptair operates 14 times a week. Lufthansa serves the Egyptian capital daily from Frankfurt and twice-weekly from Munich, while Air France has a daily departure from Paris CDG.
Alexandria Egypt’s second-largest city extends 20 miles along the Mediterranean coast. It is important as the terminal for natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez. Other key industries include banking, shipping, and petrochemicals. There are no direct flights from the UK to
Alexandria, which means flying to Cairo with Egyptair and connecting with one of its twice- daily services to Egypt’s second city.
Ghana Accra
The discovery of major offshore oil reserves in 2007 has revolutionised the economy of the Ghanaian capital city, hitherto reliant on
manufacturing, cocoa, finance and tourism. Accra has an abundance of natural resources, and Ghana is often seen as a model for political and economic reform in Africa. From Heathrow, British Airways offers a daily service to Accra and Virgin Atlantic operates three flights a week. Lufthansa has a daily departure out of Frankfurt, with KLM and Emirates providing the same frequency out of their Amsterdam Schiphol and Dubai hubs respectively. Arik Air has good connections from both Lagos and Abuja.
Ivory coast Abidjan
Located on the Atlantic coast, Abidjan is the Ivory Coast’s business city, while the official capital is Yamoussoukro. The former is the country’s commercial and banking centre, and big into the manufacture of automobiles, food processing, chemicals and oil refining. There are no direct flights from the UK to Abidjan. Instead, connect with one of Brussels Airlines’ six services a week from Brussels or Emirates’ daily departure out of Dubai.
Libya Tripoli
Two years after the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi, the authorities in the Libyan capital are struggling to exert control over the various factions that contributed to the dictator’s
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