In a Linkedin post the African Drone Forum has published a short white paper “eVTOLS in Africa – what they are, why they matter and what’s next.”
The paper highlights current activities comprising Ethiopian Airlines and Archer plans for eVTOLs in Addis Ababa, Kenya Airways order for up to 40 aircraft fron Eve Air Mobility and Titan Air Mobility (Nigeria) plans for cargo highways.
According to the overview:
“eVTOLs have the potentials to make impact in these areas:
- Medical logistics – Blood, vaccines, and lab samples
- Cargo delivery – Agriculture, e-commerce, humanitarian aid
- Tourism & safari access – Eco-flights in protected areas
- Emergency response – Evacuations, flood and disaster relief Drone operators are already bridging the gap, eVTOLs can expand that frontier.”
But challenges include fragmented regulations across countries, a lack of vertiports and charging stations, high upfront costs for startups and public trust and airspace coordination issues.
For more information
https://www.linkedin.com/company/africandroneforum/posts/?feedView=all