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United approach urged for safer roads through African Road Safety Charter

The wreckage of the ill-fated lorry that collided head on with a Nissan Matatu killing nine passengers and injuring three others on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.[ Nikko Tanui/Standard]

On a continent where road traffic accidents claim lives at an alarming rate, experts and policymakers are highlighting the potential of the African Road Safety Charter. Adopted by African Union (AU) members in January 2016, the Charter provides a common framework for enhancing road safety measures across Africa.

During the eighth Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa Week, held from Nov. 25 to 29 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, ensuring safer road infrastructure was a focal topic guided by the principles of the African Road Safety Charter.

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