Source NEW Times Rwanda
Rwanda will later this month host the Africa International
Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Symposium, an event that will bring together
more than 300 major actors in the aviation industry from across Africa.
This was announced during a news conference yesterday, which
was addressed by officials from Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA) and
ICAO.
"We are here to see how far we have gone with
preparations of the ICAO Symposium. We are aware that Rwanda is very good at
organising meetings, and are confident that this will be a successful
event," Barry Kashambo, the ICAO regional director for Eastern and
Southern Africa, told the media.
The high-level meeting, which will take place on May 22-25,
will focus on safety management, bringing together top decision-makers and
technicians to deliberate on issues surrounding safety in the aviation industry
in Africa.
"This is a very important meeting when it comes to
enhancing aviation safety on this continent," Kashambo noted, adding that the
four-day event will feature a Regional Aviation Safety Committee meeting, a
Safety Management workshop, and a Symposium, the main component of the event.
He said the meeting partly seeks to prepare countries to
observe safety standards to ensure the industry grows fast.
Silas Udahemuka, the director-general of RCAA, said hosting
the event is good for a country like Rwanda that is trying to position itself
as a regional aviation hub.
"This symposium is coming at the right time and in the
right location, because Rwanda sees aviation as one of key enablers to economic
development," he said.
Even though safety management has been progressively
improving in the region for the past three years, officials said there is a
need to invest in preparing countries as traffic continues to increase with the
growth in aviation industry.The symposium will take place at the Kigali
Convention Centre
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