1. ARMFA 16th Annual General Assembly
Robert Tama Lisinge
Chief, Operational Quality Section
Strategic Planning and Operational Quality Division
19-23 February 2018
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2. Context of Road Safety policy formulation in Africa
Outline 2
Context of Road Safety policy formulation in Africa
Content of Road Safety Policy Documents
Implementation of RS Policies
Role of Road Funds
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3. Alarmingly High Road Deaths in Africa 3
Africa has the most dangerous roads in the world
26.6 deaths per 100,000 population
Rate of deaths per 100,000 population is higher in all African countries than the European Average of 9.3
The rate of death per 100,000 population in selected African countries is more than double the European average of 9.3
Source: ECA analysis using WHO data
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4. Significant GDP Loss (%) 4
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5. Context (2): Economic Growth 5
Unprecedented sustained economic growth in Africa
Spurred, partly, by spending in infrastructure, notably construction of roads
Close to 17% of budget allocated to Works and Transport Sector in Uganda
Implications for road safety
Improved quality and coverage of roads could increase road crashes
Rapid economic growth is translating into increase in car ownership which increases road conflicts
Efforts needed to ensure that gains of economic growth are not undermined by road crashes
Africa loses approximately the same amount it invests on roads through accidents (1-3% of GDP)
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6. Context (3): Global Agreements 6 UN Initiatives
Decade of Action for Road Safety
Sustainable Development Goals
Regional and national policies seek to comply with provisions/recommendations of global agreements
Achieve objectives of agreements
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7. UN RS Resolutions/Declarations Resolutions/Declarations 7
UN Resolution 57/309 of 22 May 2003
-Raising awareness of widespread problem of traffic death/injury
-Request SG to submit a report to General Assembly on global road safety crisis
UN Resolution 58/ Invites WHO, working in close collaboration with UN Regional Commissions to act as coordinator on road safety within UN
Moscow Ministerial Conference on Road Safety (2009)
UN Resolution 64/255 of March Proclaim as Decade of Action for Road Safety
Brasilia High Level Conference on Road Safety (2015)/UN Resolution 70/260 of 15 April 2016
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8. Policy Dialogue Platforms rations Resolutions/Declarations 8
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9. Chronology of Key AU Decisions (1) 9
Nov. 2011: Second Session of AU Conference of African Ministers of Transport
Luanda Declaration
Adoption of African Road Safety Action Plan for Decade
Proclamation of the African Road Safety Day
Instruction for elaboration of
African Road Safety Charter
Norms and Standards for Trans-African Highways Agreement
January 2012: 18th AU Summit endorse Luanda Declaration
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10. Chronology of Key AU Decisions (2) 10
April 2014: Third Session of AU Conference of African Ministers of Transport
Malabo Declaration
Adoption of TAH Agreement (harmonisation of norms and standards)
Annex III on Road Safety
Adoption of the African Road Safety Charter
June 2014: 23rd AU Summit endorsed Malabo Declaration
November 2015: Charter presented to and cleared by Specialised Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs
January 2016: Charter endorsed by AU Summit
March 2017: AU Specialised Technical Committee Meeting on Transport in Lome, Togo
Mandate for the development of a minimum set of RS indicators
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11. 11 Summary of African Road Safety Action Plan 2011-2020
Pillar
Expected Accomplishments
Number of Activities
Total Number of Activities
Pillar 1: Road Safety Management
1.Established/strengthened Lead Agencies 10 23
2. Improved management of data 9
3. Developed/strengthened partnership and collaboration 4
Pillar 2: Safer Roads and Mobility
1.Safer road infrastructure for all road users 7 8
2. Capacity building and training 1
Pillar 3: Safer Vehicles
1.Road worthiness of vehicles 5
Pillar 4: Safer Road Users
1.Educated general public (road users) 11 27
2.Use of helmets 3
3.Use of seatbelt
4.Drink-driving and driving
under the influence of other drugs
5. Use of mobile phone while driving
6. Speeding
Pillar 5: Post-Crash Response
1.Improved emergency care
Crosscutting Issues
1.Rural transport safety
2.Evaluation of the Decade 2
Total number of Expected Accomplishments and Activities 15 79
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12. Mid-term Review of African RS Action Plan: Objectives12
Improve understanding of extent to which African countries are implementing the African Road Safety Action Plan
Collect baseline data
Assess performance across different pillars of Action Plan
Identify areas were more effort should be directed
Identify and disseminate best practices
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13. 13 Overall Performance Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds
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14. 14 Ranking of Countries by Performance
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15. Country Performance in Pillar 115
18% of countries have fully implemented more activities than those that are in progress or for which insignificant action has been taken
39% of countries have a larger share of activities for which insignificant action has been taken compared to those in the other categories.
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16. 16 Performance by Expected Accomplishments of Pillar 1 (1)
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17. 17 Performance by Expected Accomplishments of Pillar 1 (2)
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18. Pillar 2 18
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19. Action required by African Countries
Roadmap for Accelerating the Implementation of the African Road Safety Action Plan ( ) 19
Challenge
Action required by African Countries
Funding Road Safety activities
Advocate inclusion of Road Safety in SDGs
Allocate 10% of Road infrastructure funding to Road Safety.
Set specific budget for Road Safety
Use various sources of finance for Road Safety
Providing clear framework for Public private partnerships
Facilitate financing of road safety by technical and financial partners
2. Create / strengthen Lead Road safety Agencies
Spearhead the establishment and the strengthening of the Road Safety Lead Agencies
3. Data collection, analysis and reporting
Adopt minimum reporting requirement as will be set out by the national coordinating (lead) agency in line with Decade of action on RS reporting
Adopt and implement a common strategy to establish centralized databases on Road Safety
Encourage the transmission of data by forces of public order (Police), hospitals and other sources to Lead Road Safety Agencies
Build national capacity to manage road safety data
Take advantage of regional good practices in the development and use of databases
Join IRTAD
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20. Roadmap for Accelerating the Implementation of the African Road Safety Action Plan (2015-2020)
Challenge
Action required by African Countries
4. Capacity Building/ lack of Country Capacity Review
undertake country capacity review / Gap Analysis
Establish a Regional Peer Review mechanism to enable sharing of experiences
Implement recommendations of SSATP document on the establishment of lead agencies
Introduce road safety modules in schools and universities
5. Development of National Road Safety Strategy
Member states to develop national Road Safety Strategies
6. Sensitization
Launch an African Forum on Road Safety
7. Technical Control (Vehicle Inspections)
Create modern vehicle inspection centres (technical control centres)
8. Agenda 2063
Include Road Safety in Africa’s development frameworks, notably the African Development Goals and Agenda 2063
Include road safety in the 1st 10-year implementation plan of Agenda 2063
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21. 21 Sustainable Development Goals Topical Issues
Road safety is included in 2 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and targets
Target 3.6 is to halve global deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2020
Target 11.2 is to provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
UN Resolution 70/260
Adopted in April 2016
Request SG to consider possibility of establishing a Road Safety Trust Fund
Support implementation on Global Plan for the Decade of Action and RS-related SDGs
Road Safety Fund being finalised by the Secretariat of the UN Special Envoy on Road Safety
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22. Enhance use of Road Funds for Road Safety activities
Way Forward 22
Enhance use of Road Funds for Road Safety activities
Allocate share of Road Fund to RS
Cameroon (2.5 bn since 2013), Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea
Use allocated funds to implement priorities
In line with African Road Safety Action Plan
SDGs
Ensure that African Countries benefit from proposed Road Safety Fund to implement their Road Safety activities.
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