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Abbreviation | AFCAC |
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Established | 17 January 1969 |
Type | Specialised agency of the African Union |
Focus | civil aviation |
Headquarters | Dakar, Senegal |
Coordinates | 14°44′56″N 17°29′21″W / 14.74889°N 17.48917°W |
Secretary General | Tefera Mekonnen [1] |
Website |
afcac |
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 [update] many states did not pay their membership dues and 90 % of AFCAC's income was spent on salaries and administrative costs. [7]
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Abbreviation | AFCAC |
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Established | 17 January 1969 |
Type | Specialised agency of the African Union |
Focus | civil aviation |
Headquarters | Dakar, Senegal |
Coordinates | 14°44′56″N 17°29′21″W / 14.74889°N 17.48917°W |
Secretary General | Tefera Mekonnen [1] |
Website |
afcac |
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 [update] many states did not pay their membership dues and 90 % of AFCAC's income was spent on salaries and administrative costs. [7]