AFRICA INVESTS IN AIR SAFETY

THE Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa (ASECNA) is to invest around $231m over the next five years to improve flight safety. The agency overlooks the safety of flights from 24 airports, over a space covering 16 million square kilometres. Christian Pallot of the board said the agency had improved the quality of its services due to an increase in air traffic and better cost management. Sixteen Francophone countries are members of ASECNA. – AFP