Transportation
The Hidden Cost of Africa's Air Traffic Boom
New routes are springing up across the continent. Is this a good thing for Africans?
DAKAR, SENEGAL—"Sorry, only workers here."
A thick man in a green military getup will not let me see the future. The trouble is, I can see it already. Just past a forest of hulking baobabs, and 45 minutes from Senegal’s capital city, a telltale air traffic control tower looms over a dusty, 25,000-hectare construction site. If its builders have their way, the tower will soon direct traffic for five million air passengers every year.