The fiasco erupted in the wake of attempts by the government of Antigua and Barbuda to establish a direct air route between the twin isle nation and Central Africa.

Three centuries after Antiguans' ancestors were first forced onto slave ships from Africa to work on brutal British-owned sugar plantations on the island, many welcomed new linkages with the motherland. The first charter flight touched down - fittingly - on Independence Day on 1 November with a water cannon salute.
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The fiasco erupted in the wake of attempts by the government of Antigua and Barbuda to establish a direct air route between the twin isle nation and Central Africa. Three centuries after Antiguans' ancestors were first forced onto slave ships from Africa to work on brutal British-owned sugar plantations on the island, many welcomed new linkages with the motherland. The first charter flight touched down - fittingly - on Independence Day on 1 November with a water cannon salute. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/9F91/production/_128794804_camerooniansuponarrival2.jpg.webp
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