ADS-B is already established as the standard in Southeast Asia and Australasia.

Former Naval aviator John Koon spent his last tour on active duty assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana, where he flew the American ambassador throughout West and Central Africa in a Beech C12 (King Air 200) where he had plenty of opportunities to assess the quality of ATC and competence of controllers.

Operating in the interior of Africa can be challenging, but the continent’s aviation infrastructure is slowly catching up with the 21st century.