June 11, 2026
Festus Keyamo
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, has congratulated Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK), on his appointment by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as Champion of the $7 billion Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme for Africa (IATP).
In a personally signed message, Tasew described the appointment as a strong endorsement of Keyamo’s “visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing aviation in Nigeria and across the African continent.”
He said the confidence placed in the Nigerian minister by the AfDB reflects Africa’s shared belief in his capacity to drive a transformative agenda aimed at modernising the continent’s aviation sector and attracting strategic investments for sustainable growth.
