The Single African Air Transport Market will be
formally established and launched on the 28 January
2018 on the margins of the African Union Summit in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Eligible airlines of the 23
countries are, effective this season, are entitled to

conduct their business into the markets and fully
operate the traffic rights provided for in the
Yamoussoukro decision. The launch event brings
together the aviation industry in Africa and airline
manufacturers to forge ahead the effective
implementation of SAATM.
The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is a
flagship project of the African Union Agenda 2063, an
initiative of the African Union to create a single
unified air transport market in Africa, the liberalization
of civil aviation in Africa and as an impetus to the
Continent’s economic integration agenda.
The Declaration on the establishment of a Single
Africa Air Transport Market, as a flagship project of
the AU Agenda 2063 was adopted by the African
Union (AU) Assembly in 2015. Eleven AU Member
States have made a commitment to implement the
Yamoussoukro Decision of 1999 that provides for full
liberalization in terms of market access between
African States, the free exercise of traffic rights, the
elimination of restrictions on ownership and the full
liberalization of frequencies, fares and capacities.
The third meeting of the Ministerial Working Group on
establishment of the SAATM took place from 5 to 8
December 2017 and a number of activities were
agreed to mark the launch of the Single African Air
Transport Market. It is envisaged that airlines from
the 23 SAATM countries would each be able to put up
an exhibition during the launch.
To date, the number of Member States that have
adhered to the Solemn Commitment has reached
twenty-three (23), namely: Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Cabo Verde, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali,
Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,
South Africa, Swaziland, Togo and Zimbabwe.
According to information made available by the AU
information division, some of the benefits of
implementing the Single African Air Transport Market
include sir space connectivity, 25% lower fares,
integration between African countries, convenience,
time saving, inter-African trade, over 200,000 direct
new jobs, and tourism.

http://www.africanliberty.org/au-set-to-launch-single-african-air-transport-market-to-improve-africas-air-connectivity-saatm/

Flying between African countries is very expensive!

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They shouldn't give Buhari any sensitive role, he's dumb

FortifiedCity:
They shouldn't give Buhari any sensitive role, he's dumb

yeah.