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 Management Corporation (RTMC) and the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) are hosting the First General Assembly of the African Road Safety Observatory (ARSO) at the Fairmont Zimbali Resort in Durban, South Africa on the 27-28 June 2019.

As part of its Urban Transport and Mobility Pillar capacity building activities, SSATP in collaboration with the Leaders in Urban Transport Planning (LUTP) team hosted by the World Bank Group is organizing a Leaders in Urban Transport Training Program. The first session was organized for Anglophone member countries of the Africa Transport Policy Program. The LUTP training aims to help technocrats understand policy options for improving the urban transport and mobility situation in African cities. 

The Regional Economic Communities Transport Coordination Committee (REC-TCC) facilitated by SSATP is the premier forum providing the Africa regional integration and trade facilitation community the opportunity to review progress on their respective programs, exchange experience and coordinate their activities. 

Last year in Nairobi, the REC-TCC articulated a priority work program under SSATP's newly launched Third Development Plan (DP3), covering notably the following activities: 

SSATP presented its urban mobility and accessibility policy paper at the XVIth CODATU Conference held in Istanbul, Turkey on February 2, 2015.

SSATP was member of the panel on “Urban transport and climate change” during a plenary session attended by approximately 300 participants on the opening day of the conference. SSATP also contributed to the breakout session on urban mobility in Africa with about 80 participants on February 5th.

The SSATP General Assembly which met in Nairobi, Kenya on October 31, 2014 had the following objectives:

• Adopt the SSATP work program for 2015, the first year of the DP3;
• Adopt the new statutes and the governance framework of the SSATP for the DP3;
• Endorse the 2014 annual report

Agenda of the SSATP General Assembly

Integration, connectivity and cohesion was identified as one of the focus areas of the SSATP during its third development plan (DP3 2014-2018). The objectives of the SSATP in this area are to: (i) promote effective policy and strategy formulation and implementation for corridor development at country and regional levels; (ii) develop capacity among institutions (RECs, countries, corridors, industry associations, etc.) for inclusive policy dialogue on regional integration; and (iii) promote efficient logistics services.

SSATP undertook, in partnership with the Swiss State Secretariat of Economy (SECO), a study on mobility and accessibility in urban areas in Africa covering the trends and challenges, emerging issues and strategies that address them. As part of the study, a policy paper was developed which provides orientations to African countries on how to transform their cities into engines of growth, development and poverty reduction.

Mobility and Accessibility in Urban Areas of Africa

Side Event of the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders, Congress of UCLG

Rabat, Morocco | October 1, 2013 | 11:30 - 13:30

On September 5, 2013, SSATP hosted a Brown-Bag Lunch (BBL) session on “Progress on Commercialized Road Management in Sub-Saharan Africa” at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC.

The REC Transport Coordination Committee (REC-TCC) met on October 15-19, 2012 in Cotonou, Benin.The objectives of the meeting were to build on the cooperation between donors, RECs and corridors revived in the previous REC-TCC meeting held in Mombasa. ALCO hosted this REC-TCC workshop meeting. More specifically, the workshop aimed to: