African Civil Aviation Commission

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African Civil Aviation Commission
AbbreviationAFCAC
Established17 January 1969; 55 years ago (1969-01-17)
TypeSpecialised agency of the African Union
Focuscivil aviation
HeadquartersDakar, Senegal
Coordinates14°44′56″N 17°29′21″W / 14.74889°N 17.48917°W / 14.74889; -17.48917
Secretary General
Tefera Mekonnen[1]
Websiteafcac.org/en/

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC; French: Commission africaine de l'aviation civile, CAFAC) is an agency of the African Union headquartered in Dakar.[2] Its purpose is to develop and regulate civil aviation in Africa.[3]

AFCAC was founded as a specialised agency of the Organisation of African Unity on 17 January 1969. The Yamoussoukro Decision was written in 1999 and became binding in 2002.[4] AFCAC is now the executing agency of the Single African Air Transport Market, which implements the Yamoussoukro Decision.[4][5][6] Its cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization includes promoting the application of ICAO's Standards and Recommended Practices.[2]

The agency receives administrative and financial assistance from ICAO and has also gotten funding from the African Development Bank.[2][5] As of 2015 many states did not pay their membership dues and 90 % of AFCAC's income was spent on salaries and administrative costs.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "African Civil Aviation Commission Selects New Secretary General". aviationweek.com. Aviation Week Network. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Weber, Ludwig (2017). "Chapter 6, §3. Regional Organizations". International Civil Aviation Organization. Kluwer Law International B.V. ISBN 9789041194961.
  3. ^ Abeyratne, Ruwantissa (1998). "The Future of African Civil Aviation" (PDF). researchgate.com. Journal of Air Transportation World Wide. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b Schlumberger, Charles E. (2010). Open Skies for Africa – Implementing the Yamoussoukro Decision (PDF). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank. ISBN 978-0-8213-8205-9.
  5. ^ a b Moores, Victoria (4 March 2020). "AVIATION AFRICA: AFCAC secures funding for intra-African air transport liberalisation". africanaerospace.aero. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Yamoussoukro Decision (YD) Day 2020 Celebration". guardian.ng (Press release). APO Group. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ^ Mays, Terry M. (2015). Historical Dictionary of International Organizations in Africa and the Middle East. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 28. ISBN 9781442250185.

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