African Civil Aviation Commission

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]

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

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
  1. "African Civil Aviation Commission Selects New Secretary General". aviationweek.com. Aviation Week Network. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. 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. 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. 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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