Africa’s First Self-Flying Air Car Takes Off in Rwanda
Aruna Shantha
06-Sep-2025 08:09:43
Rwanda has marked a historic milestone in aviation with the first-ever public flight of a self-flying passenger drone on the African continent.
The demonstration, featuring the EHang EH216-S electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, took place in Kigali on Wednesday, just ahead of the Africa Aviation Summit 2025, which opens September 4–5.
The Government of Rwanda partnered with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and EHang, a global leader in urban air mobility technology, to launch the pilot flight.
The EH216-S, designed to carry two passengers, soared to an altitude of around 100 meters, representing the next step in Rwanda’s bold embrace of advanced air mobility technologies.
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