09/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - Africa lagging behind on aviation security. Safety in air travel has considerably increased over the last 40 years in all areas of the world except Africa, says a Financial Times article published on Tuesday 8 February. According to this newspaper, civil aviation is one of the least dangerous modes of transport: in the US, there are fewer air crash victims that people who die in pleasure boat accidents. According to statistics provided in the newspaper, the...