African_Civil_Aviation_Commission
The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC; French: Commission africaine de l'aviation civile, CAFAC) is an agency of the African Union headquartered in Dakar.[2] Its purpose is to develop and regulate civil aviation in Africa.[3]
AFCAC was founded as a specialised agency of the Organisation of African Unity on 17 January 1969. The Yamoussoukro Decision was written in 1999 and became binding in 2002.[4] AFCAC is now the executing agency of the Single African Air Transport Market, which implements the Yamoussoukro Decision.[4][5][6] Its cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization includes promoting the application of ICAO's Standards and Recommended Practices.[2]
The agency receives administrative and financial assistance from ICAO and has also gotten funding from the African Development Bank.[2][5] As of 2015[update] many states did not pay their membership dues and 90 % of AFCAC's income was spent on salaries and administrative costs.[7]