Posted on: May 13, 2011

The 3rd Africa-EU summit took place in Tripoli, Libya on 29-30 November 2010 where the 2nd Joint Africa-EU Action Plan (2011-2013) was adopted. SBAS is specifically mentioned in this Joint Action Plan under the priority area: Support to Air Transport Sector and Satellite Navigation of the Partnership on Regional Economic Integration, Trade and Infrastructure: ‘For SBAS, setup and activity of Working Groups, staffing of African GNSS programme management entity, training of African experts, preliminary back bone infrastructure development and initial operations.’

Posted on: May 11, 2011

The first joint Africa-EU GNSS management meeting, organized in the context of the implementation of the Infrastructure Partnership of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership has been held in Brussels, Belgium, on 14-15 April 2011, and has been jointly organized by the African Union Commission and the European Commission.
The objective of the meeting was to discuss elements related to the provision of satellite navigation services (SBAS) over the African continent, including technical aspects, related service provision schemes, liability and certification issues, and organization of the work.
Participants invited represent all African Regional Economic Communities (ECCAS, COMESA, SADC, EAC, ECOWAS, UMA, CEN-SAD), UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and African stakeholders in aviation (AFRAA, ASECNA, ATNS, NAMA, Roberts FIR).