Address by H.E. Ms. Baleka Mbete, Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, at the Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Region Aviation Conference, Kwazulu-Natal, 24 November 2008
… as adopted during the 36th Assembly of ICAO in September 2007. It is also a beacon of hope for the Africa-Indian Ocean … South Africa in 2005, in Gabon in 2006 and Addis Ababa in 2007. The opportunity for this week is to deliberate on … In 2006, 177 number of accidents were reported, 184 for 2007 and with the current trend this may exceed 200 for 2008. …