Africa to Launch Single Air Transport MarketJanuary 25, 2018 - The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) will be launched on Sunday. In addition to easing free movement throughout Africa, the Single Africa Air Transport Market is expected to create additional 300,000 direct jobs and 2 million indirect jobs. The declaration on the establishment of a Single African Air Transport Market was adopted by the AU Assembly in January 2015.SAATM is a flagship project of the Agenda 2063, an initiative to create a single unified air transport market and the liberalization of civil aviation in Africa, and as an impetus to the Continent’s economic integration agenda. The realization of the single African air transport market is vital to the achievement of the long term vision of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa. Commenting on the subject Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia's Minister of Transport said, “The government of Ethiopia confirms its solemn commitment to the unconditional implementation of single African air transport market on a reciprocity bases to all the 22 member state that joined the single Africa air transport market."

Source: Ethiopian News January 26, 2018 03:00 UTC