PROGRESS REPORT NOV 2007 - JAN 2008

A            Summary – Brief

A number of important developments took place during this period.

(A summary of activities is given below).

B         Meetings

Meetings were held as follows:

1)                  Meetings were held with AFCAC  -

            - C.A Kuto                   -  President

            - Boubacar Djibo           -  Secretary

This was a follow-up to the Montreal meeting of September 2007 in which AFCAC indicated their support for initiatives such as the AFRO-CAA.

 AFCAC confirmed that the President and Secretary will visit the AFRO-CAA offices in early 2008. 

                                  Mwangi C wa Kamau (lt)   &     C.A Kuto (rt)

                                           CEO – ACAA                AFCAC President 

2)                  Meeting was held with AFRAA Secretary-General, Mr Christian Folly-Kossi and his Directors in November 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Mr Christian Folly-Kossi and his Directors were greatly encouraged by AFRO-CAA and indicated their intension to visit the AFRO-CAA office sometime in early 2008.  

3)                  Meetings where held with the Kenyan authorities in Nairobi in November 2007 regarding membership of Kenya to the AFRO-CAA, Mr Bodo (Director of Transport) and Mr Enyenze (Deputy Director of Transport) where detailed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport (Mr G Ikiara) to coordinate the matter with the Director General of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, Mr C.A Kuto. 

4)                  Ulf Kramer – BFU (Accident Investigations) Director Germany.  He agreed and was happy to have an organizations to corporate with in the African Continent.

                                      Capt. Harry Eggerschwiler   &    Mr Ulf Kramer

                                             COO – ACAA                        Director BFU 

5)                  The EU – AU Summit of Heads of State held in Lisbon in December 2007 was attended.  Several Heads of States from Europe and Africa were briefed on the AFRO-CAA and support received for it from various bodies.

C         Programme Follow-up/Marketing

            1)         The updated DVD was completed and distributed   d                         worldwide.

            2)         The DVD will also become a U-Tube feature on the a                      AFRO-CAA website.

            3)         The AFRO-CAA is being translated into Arabic and h                       French.

D         SADC, EAC, IATA, ECA, AFRAA

These organizations are regularly briefed by our website and Mr Christian Folly-Kossi as mentioned above has taken keen interest in the AFRO-CAA.

E          MOUs Development

The MOUs will be published  on the French and Arabic version of the AFRO-CAA website.

F          AFCAC/NEPAD/ICAO

1)         Briefing of AFCAC as been mentioned above.

2)         NEPAD continues to be regularly briefed.

3)         ICAO Aviation Security (AVSEC) meeting was attended in November 2007 and an active role is sought for the AFRO-CAA.

G         Legal

1)         The formal proclamation by the Namibian President to formalize AFRO-CAA functions in Namibia was Gazetted.  AFRO-CAA is therefore a recognized international body head quartered in Namibia.   

2)         The formal headquarters agreement between the Namibian Government and the AFRO-CAA is nearing completion & amendment with the Attorney-Generals office.

3)         Proposed ACARs (199 Chapters) have been completed and will be posted on the AFRO-CAA website.

H         Funding

            1)         Several states and organizations are finalizing r                       ratification of funds approved for the AFRO-CAA.

I           Any other Business

            The following meetings are scheduled.

1)         European Union, Eurocontrol, EASA for February   0                       2008.

2)         South Africa Civil Aviation Authority and Department of Transport to discuss their membership with AFRO-CAA.

3)         ICAO – Nairobi

4)         Kenya – Ministry of Transport

5)         IATA – ATAG, Switzerland