2019 is a significant year in Africa’s aviation history, marking the 50th anniversary of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the 60th anniversary of Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) as well as the 20th anniversary of the Yamoussoukro Decision (YD), and of course, the 75th anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The African …
AUC Pledges Support To AFCAC
Photo caption: L-R: HE Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, AUC, shakes hands with Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera, new SG, AFCAC, at the AUC headquarters in Addis Ababa recently The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) HE Moussa Faki Mahamat has assured Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera, new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), of AUC’s support on policy issues as …
As Tefera Mekonnen Settles In As New AFCAC SG – By Roland Ohaeri
…Stronger Push For SAATM/YD Implementation Expected Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera has been elected the new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC). Mr. Mekonen’s election was announced December 3, 2018, at the 29th AFCAC Plenary (Extraordinary) at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. According to AFCAC, four candidates were shortlisted for the position including Mr. Tefera …
Operationalising SAATM: AFCAC, COMESA Sign Cooperation Pact
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), HE Moussa Faki Mahamat, informed the 31st Summit of the African Union in Nouakchott, Mauritania, in mid-June on the progress of the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). More States are expected to sign the Solemn Commitment to the SAATM which had been signed by 26 States as of …