Unleashing Africa's Sustainable Urban Mobility Future through Global Knowledge Exchange and Collaboration
June 04, 2023
Strategic collaboration and a steadfast commitment to sustainable urban mobility took center stage at the UITP Global Summit 2023. One of the standout activities of the summit was the peer-to-peer…
Hybrid / Washington DC
Paratransit Day: A Transforming Transportation 2023 Side Event
March 16, 2023
Paratransit services (a.k.a. “informal” or “popular transportation”) play a critical and overlooked role in the transportation landscape of developing countries. Due to the lack of formal public…
Cote d'Ivoire
, Abidjan
NEWS RELEASE: The African Association of Urban Mobility Authorities (AAUMA) is officially created
February 21, 2023
Several African countries have embarked on the creation of urban mobility authorities to strengthen urban transport governance in the metropolitan areas experiencing the highest population and…
Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria
WEBINAR: Lessons from Experiences Building the Capacity of Paratransit Operators in African Cities
January 10, 2023
Click to Register Many African cities are undertaking Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects in a market dominated by informal bus operators or the paratransit sector. Among other things, these BRT lines…
Online
WEBINAR: Strengthening Road Safety Lead Agencies in Africa
June 01, 2022
Road traffic fatalities and injuries are a global concern and a significant development challenge for low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa. The cost of road traffic crashes in…
Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Zambia
WEBINAR: Improving Road Safety & Traffic Management in African Cities
In partnership with the FIA Foundation, the Africa Transport Policy Program hosted a webinar to present concrete urban mobility, road safety, and traffic management guidance that will help city…
Online
The African Union Commission hosts the 2nd General Assembly of the African Road Safety Observatory Online
March 22, 2022
The African Road Safety Observatory (ARSO) is one of the main achievements of the African Road Safety Agenda over the 2011-2020 decade. The objective of ARSO is to foster national, international and…
Online
2nd Global Meeting of Regional Road Safety Observatories
November 30, 2021
November 30-December 1, 2021 @ 1:00-4:00pm CET ︎(Paris) See the complete Event Program Register Here The Network of regional Road Safety Observatories (RSO) is a global forum on road safety…
WEBINAR
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[WEBINAR] Modernizing Public Transport in Africa: Innovations in Fare Payment Systems for Transport
June 29, 2021
VIDEO RECORDING Africa has been a hotspot for the rapid growth of micropayment services, mobile and smartphone-based transactions, and the technical, sales, and administrative platforms supporting…
South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Philippines, Colombia
, Online
Virtual Workshop on Improving "Informal" Public Transport in Developing Countries
In developing cities, particularly small-to-medium size ones, “informal” public transport or “paratransit” is the main means of personal transportation. The informal public transport sector provides…
Online webinar
WEBINAR: Safer and Cleaner Used Vehicles for Africa
April 08, 2021
Millions of used cars, vans, and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States, and Japan to low- and middle-income countries are of poor quality, hindering efforts to mitigate air pollution…
Online
SSATP & UITP Webinar: Enhancing the Financial Sustainability and Commercial Viability of BRTs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Factor Analysis & Assessment Tool
December 15, 2020
Enhancing the Financial Sustainability and Commercial Viability of BRTs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Factor Analysis & Assessment Tool December 15, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (DC) 4:00 pm - 6:00…
Rwanda, South Africa, Nigeria, India
3rd Joint UITP & SSATP Webinar: Innovations and New Solutions for Small/Individual Bus Operators - How to Adapt to the New Normal?
In the third edition of the informal transport webinar series organized by SSATP together with the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), discussions focused on how the use of new, low…
Turkey, Sierra Leone, Mexico, Asia
Joint UITP & SSATP Webinar 2: Key Factors of Success to Formalize Informal Transport and the Significance of Authorities
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on public transport worldwide and in particular on the informal transport sector, including small and individual bus operators. This sector…
Online
Joint UITP & SSATP Webinar 1: How has Covid-19 changed the life of small/individual bus operators and authorities?
August 31, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on public transport worldwide and in particular on the informal transport sector, including small and individual bus operators. This sector…
South Africa
, Durban
First General Assembly of the African Road Safety Observatory (ARSO)
June 27, 2019
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP, an international partnership administered by the World Bank) with the support of South Africa’s Road Traffic…
Ethiopia
, Addis Ababa
3rd Multi-Country Workshop on Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: Mortality from Road Crashes in Africa
December 10, 2019
This document summarizes attendees agenda and outcomes of the 3rd joint workshop between WHO and ARSO to address the discrepancies between police-reported and vital registration derived road fatality…
Tunisia
, Tunis
Workshop Report on Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: Mortality from Road Crashes in Africa
April 03, 2019
This document summarizes attendees agenda and outcomes of the 2nd joint workshop between WHO and ARSO to address the discrepancies between police-reported and vital registration derived road fatality…
Morocco
, Marrakesh
Workshop for Outlining Strategies for Collecting and Improving Data on Road Traffic Deaths in Africa
November 14, 2018
This document summarizes attendees agenda and outcomes of the 1st joint workshop between WHO and ARSO to address the discrepancies between police-reported and vital registration derived road fatality…
Morocco
, Marrakesh
3rd ARSO Workshop in Marrakesh: Towards the Establishment of a Road Safety Observatory in Africa
November 14, 2018
This document summarizes attendees, agenda and outcomes of the 3rd workshop held in Morocco which culminated in the delivery of ARSO proposed by laws to the AU, approval of a 2019-2021 work plan and…
Nigeria
, Abuja
2nd ARSO Workshop in Abuja: Towards the Establishment of a Road Safety Observatory in Africa
July 02, 2018
This document summarizes attendees, agenda and outcomes of the 2nd workshop held in Nigeria which had an intense focus on the definition of a minimum number of crash-related variables to be collected…
