Ethiopian along with the African Union, AFCAC, AFRAA and all African carriers are lobbying for the implementation of the
Yamoussoukro Declaration (YD) that is geared towards a comprehensive reform of the air transport industry and the unification of the fragmented African air transport market.
Signing of SAATM now provides regulatory text to the implementation of previous open skies pledges, the 1988
Yamoussoukro Declaration and 1999
Yamoussoukro Decision but will require more countries to come on board.
Remarkably, the signatory countries of the
Yamoussoukro Decision agreed in 1999 to be "bound by the Decision to liberalise the access to the air transport market in Africa in its entirety and [to] fully implement the said Decision as party thereto".
The two-day ordinary meeting of Heads of State and Governments of the member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ) due open on Friday in
Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Cote d'Ivoire, will discuss the bloc's relation with the European Union and the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).
The
Yamoussoukro Declaration of 1999 recommended the liberalisation of the sector and called for the establishment of a single African market, but it has never been fully implemented.
However, from the feelers that emanated from the forum, the
Yamoussoukro decision may start yielding fruits from next year as 23 countries from the continent have backed the implementation.
Inspired by Abidijan,
Yamoussoukro, Grand-Bassam and El Sheikh's personal adventures, sadafa's newest line features three statement clutches in geometric and tribal patterns delicately and meticulously handcrafted from mother-of-pearl inlays.
In a meeting on the sidelines of the 31st Executive Committee of the 9th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Tehran on Saturday, the two top parliamentarians called for expansion of bilateral relations between Tehran and
Yamoussoukro. On Wednesday, Iranian Parliament Speaker's advisor for international affairs Hossein Sheikholeslam announced that over 25 parliament speakers, 10 vice-speakers, and 50 parliamentary delegations are to participate in the 9th Meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tehran.
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YAMOUSSOUKRO, Sha&'ban 24, 1431/Aug 5, 2010, SPA --