Instant logistics specialist Zipline has further expanded its already broad footprint in Africa by starting work on a new medical drone delivery hub in Nigeria’s Cross River State.
A groundbreaking event was held on Sunday in Ogoja, toward the northern border of Cross River State. The ceremony marked the long-awaited process of preparing Zipline’s medical drone delivery facility in Nigeria, which was initially agreed upon back in May. It’s unclear what caused the delay in the work getting underway, but officials involved in the project say the logistics and flight hub should be ready by June.
The company’s operation in Cross River State is a reflection of just how finely tuned – and replicable – its activities in Africa have become since it began medical drone delivery work in 2016 flying blood products to various destinations in Rwanda. Like a similar center Zipline has started setting up in Bayelsa State in southwest Nigeria, its Cross River…
