Aviation: A program will be launched next November to speed up the launch of the SAATM

Transport
Thursday, 22 September 2022 10:24
Aviation: A program will be launched next November to speed up the launch of the SAATM

(Togo First) - The pilot of a program to accelerate the launch of the Single Market for Air Transport in Africa (SAATM) will launch on November 14, 2022. Fourteen countries, including Togo, will take part in this pilot phase.

The news was disclosed after a meeting between Togo’s minister of transport, Affoh Atcha-Dedji, and the Secretary of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC). The meeting took place on September 19, 2022, in Togo, which is the champion country of the SAATM.

The SAATM is a flagship project of the African Union's 2063 Agenda. This project aims to create a single unified air transport market in Africa to advance the liberalization of civil aviation in Africa and give impetus to the continent's economic integration agenda. 

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), to date, 34 countries have joined the SAATM. This number corresponds to 80% of the existing aviation market in Africa. However, as of 2019, only 10 African countries, including Togo, had taken concrete steps to accelerate the liberalization of the African sky.

Ayi Renaud Dossavi

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