Approximately fifteen African ministers of transport and aviation attended the Monday, November 14, Dakar, Senegal, launch of the MUTAA (Unique Market for African Air Transport) project's pilot phase.
The MUTAA is starting to take effect. 15 African nations met in Dakar last Monday to start the MUTAA pilot implementation project in honor of the 23rd anniversary of the Yamoussoukro decision. MUTAA, the first centerpiece initiative of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2023, was started to open up access to the continent's aviation sector. MUTAA, the first centerpiece initiative of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2023, was started to open up access to the continent's aviation sector.
Affoh Atcha-Dedji, the transport minister for Togo, who was present at the meeting in Senegal, urged more African nations to join the initiative. "As the Champion Chairman of MUTAA, the President of the Republic of Togo, H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, has continuously pushed for the adoption of MUTAA by all Member States in order to ensure the realization of a fully integrated air transport market in Africa. Air travel on our continent has a promising future. Thus, to enable communication between our big cities and to see this continent grow, we must work together like the fingers of one hand, he remarked.
In addition, "the celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the DY therefore provides an opportunity for us, as Ministers of Transport/Aviation, to commit to the continental benefits of the full implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision and MUTAA, as presented in the AU-commissioned continental study, in order to contribute to the success of the AU's Agenda 2063 and to the socioeconomic development of our respective States and the continent," he said.
The project was first officially launched in 2018 in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, during an Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government. Only 35 nations on the continent have so far signed on unconditionally. Furthermore, just 23 of countries have ratified the Common Market Implementation Memorandum.
According to information from the news website Wakatsera, a continental study quoted by cAfrica shows that the single market's adoption will increase African nations' global gross domestic product (GDP) by more than $4.2 billion. Additionally, it will result in a 596,000 increase in employment and a 27% decrease in airfare. Finally, the implementation of the Mutaa will help accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UNSDGs).
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