*The air-traffic controllers, under the aegis of the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, are protesting over their working conditions and remuneration, among other demands

Isola Moses | 绿帽献妻

Air travellers, in their thousands, are currently stranded at several airports across the West Africa sub-region, as the air-traffic controllers embarked on an industrial action from Friday, September 23, 2022.

绿帽献妻 learnt the air-traffic controllers, under the aegis of the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) are protesting against their working conditions and remuneration, among other demands.

ASECNA regulates traffic control in 18 countries, especially in francophone West Africa, agency report stated.

The countries are Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Congo, Ivory Coast, France, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Togo and Comoros.

The air-traffic controllers reportedly defied court orders and government bans, forbidding the strike.

Subsequently, the aviation workers’ strike has affected outbound and inbound flights across West Africa.

Several regional and international travellers are stranded at airport, such as Senegal鈥檚 Blaise Diagne International Airport, among others.