Tanzania, Feb. 5 -- African carriers' traffic grew 38.7 percent in 2023, compared with the year before, ahead of Latin and North American and European airlines.

According to the International Air Transport Association (Iata) data, the year was marked by a strong industry-wide recovery, with a rebound of domestic and international travel.

"The full year 2023 capacity was up 38.3 percent and load factor climbed 0.2 percentage points to 71.9 per cent, the lowest among regions," said Iata.

Traffic from Asia-Pacific airlines maintained the strongest year-over-year rate among the regions.

"Despite political and economic challenges, 2023 saw air cargo markets regain ground lost in 2022 after the extraordinary Covid peak in 2021. Although ful...