Botswana Hosts AFCAC Meetings
Staff Writer | Monday November 7, 2016 17:05
The Plenary session will be preceded by the 14th Air Transport Committee meeting from November 7 to 8 and the 17th Meeting of the Technical Committee on November 9.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) which is the host, said they expect some 200 delegates being Directors General of Civil Aviation and Aviation experts from the 54 Member states of AFCAC and the AU and partner organisations for this week-long meetings.
In addition, the meetings will be attended by regional and international bodies such as the African Airlines Association and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), including industry stakeholders such as Boeing.
The meetings, according to CAAB, will discuss among others, the improvement of key industry values such as good governance and best practices, transparency and accountability, professionalism and integrity, and a safe and just culture across the African aviation landscape.
The agendas will vary depending on the particular meeting, and will cover topics such as Aviation Safety and Security, Environment, Air Transport, Legal and Africa-wide aviation policies.
AFCAC was created in 1964 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the Constitutional Conference convened by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the then Organisation of African Unity (OAU) (now African Union- AU) . AFCAC became operational in 1969.
On May 11 1978, it became an OAU Specialised Agency in the field of civil aviation. AFCAC is managed through a triennial Plenary (consisting of all member States).
The Bureau is made up of a President, five Vice-Presidents representing Northern, Western, Eastern, Central and Southern Africa regions) elected for a period of three years, including the Coordinator of the African Group at the ICAO Council.
Botswana currently represents the Southern African region in the AFCAC Bureau.
The Secretariat is headed by a Secretary General. AFCAC’s vision is to “foster a safe, secure, efficient, cost-effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly Civil Aviation industry in Africa”.