International capacity within Africa also grew between 2004 and 2007 at a rate of 9 percent annually. The highest growth was found in capacity between Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa (25 percent), followed by the much smaller in proportion international traffic within North Africa (17 percent). International travel within Sub-Saharan Africa, the bulk of intra-African international travel, grew at 6.5 percent. Figure 1.8 shows the overall capacity over time, and table 1.5 provides further details.
Figure 1.8 Estimated international passenger capacity between 2001 and 2007, as measured in seat kilometers. Though travel between North African countries presents a small portion (about 10% of total international travel within Africa), it has nearly doubled.
