African Civil Aviation Commission
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| Abbreviation | AFCAC |
|---|---|
| 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]
References
- ^ "African Civil Aviation Commission Selects New Secretary General". aviationweek.com. Aviation Week Network. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ ISBN 9789041194961.
- ^ Abeyratne, Ruwantissa (1998). "The Future of African Civil Aviation" (PDF). researchgate.com. Journal of Air Transportation World Wide. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8213-8205-9.
- ^ a b Moores, Victoria (4 March 2020). "AVIATION AFRICA: AFCAC secures funding for intra-African air transport liberalisation". africanaerospace.aero. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Yamoussoukro Decision (YD) Day 2020 Celebration". guardian.ng (Press release). APO Group. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ISBN 9781442250185.