Friendly Skies Over Africa

<p>Africa would benefit from comprehensive United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) leadership in international and interagency efforts to improve air traffic safety focused on a single continent-wide system. Wide ranging national interests priorities and economic capabilities are visible in systems across the continent. As a result while air traffic systems in some nations are fully on par with North America and Europe others are virtually non-existent. Unfortunately overall safety is only as effective as the weakest national system traversed. Both international and US government organizations are currently engaged to improve safety and efficiency across the continent but disjointed efforts have hampered overall effectiveness. Synchronizing Department of Defense (DoD) interagency and international organization support fall well within USAFRICOM's unique mission responsibility. By better integrating efforts USAFRICOM can create a comprehensive air traffic system fostering international transportation economic growth and stability benefiting air transportation Africa-wide.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>