The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has announced a new partnership with RwandAir for the Nigeria–East and Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor that allows Nigerian goods quicker and affordable exports to the regional markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
“The RwandAir partnership will be formally flagged off in June 2026,” said the Minister.
FMITI said the partnership was a major expansion of Nigeria’s implementation of
According to her, last year the ministry launched the Nigeria–East and Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor through a partnership with Uganda Airlines, which provided Nigerian exporters with tiered and rebated rates of up to 70 percent below those of other commercial carriers for goods exported to Entebbe, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; and Johannesburg, South Africa.
“Today one year later, on Africa Day 2026, the FMITI is pleased to announce a partnership with RwandAir that extends the corridor to Kigali, Harare and Lusaka as new destinations and gives Nigerian exporters a second choice of carrier on the Nairobi and Johannesburg routes.
” Cargo rates on the RwandAir routes are set at under $2 per kilogram for all five destinations, ensuring that Nigerian goods can access destination markets quickly and affordably.,”she added.
“This corridor has kept that promise, and our whole-of-economy approach to AfCFTA implementation is yielding results. Nigeria’s non-oil exports to other African markets rose from $150 million in 2024 to $207 million in 2025.
“With RwandAir, we are widening the air cargo corridor, so that more Nigerian exporters can reach more markets at a cost that allows them to compete. These results show what is possible when the government creates the enabling environment and businesses respond with ambition.”
