Funny you say that, but isn't the trend for North American airlines to also do away with the personal IFEs? Not Africa-specific, so not fair to make such general statements. We have all flown the raggedy 75s on UA, the ex CP A320s on AC, the MD80s and other aircraft in the first world that do not meet some expectations we have developed over the years.

Here's what Qatar's CEO says about IFE

http://apex.aero/2015/10/20/qatar-ai...r-albaker-ifec