Yamoussoukro Decision

The Yamoussoukro Decision was a treaty that allowed for open skies among most African countries. The decision was endorsed by 44 members of the African Union in 1999, and became binding in 2002.[1]

The treaty grants fifth freedom transit rights between all of its signatories.[2] It also sought to eliminate restrictions on ownership of airlines and frequency limits on international routes between signatory states.[3] The practical implementation and application of its policies however faced a number of setbacks and was not completed by all African Union members.[1]

In 2018, the Single African Air Transport Market was launched with the intent of fully implementing the Yamoussoukro Decision.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Schlumberger, Charles. "Open Skies for Africa – Implementing the Yamoussoukro Decision". World Bank. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Liberalising aviation in Africa: the Yamoussoukro Decision". www.internationallawoffice.com.
  3. ↑ "Africans Still Divided on Single Air Transport Market". Aviation International News.
  4. ↑ Kazeem, Yomi. "African countries have taken the first major step towards cheaper continental flights". Quartz. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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