On 25-26 September 2023, the Second Annual Kofi Annan Road Safety Award was hosted in Marrakech, Morocco. It took place under the aegis of the Government of Morocco, the ECA, the Secretariat of the Special Envoy and the Kofi Annan Foundation, with the primary objective of motivating key stakeholders to develop and implement innovative and outstanding ideas and initiatives to save lives on Africa’s roads. The Special Envoy attended it along with dignitaries, high-level political leaders, senior road safety officials and experts from the host country, the Kingdom of Morocco and representatives from various organizations and agencies. The Special Envoy delivered opening remarks at the ceremony and congratulated all the winners, as listed below:
• Cameroon, awardee for Communication (Private sector, NGOs, Accademia);
• Ethiopia, awardee for Public transportation/Modal shift;
• Ivory Coast awardee for Innovation;
• Kingdom of Eswatini, awardee for Road Safety Management;
• Kingdom of Morocco, Road Safety Honor Award;
• Republic of Benin, awardee for Data Management;
• Republic of Rwanda, awardee for Safer Vehicles.
Moreover, on the margins of the above the Special Envoy gave a speech at the side technical workshop “Digital Transformations and Innovations for Safer Roads” and met with the following officials:
• H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport, Kingdom of Morocco;
• H.E. Mr. Jean Ernest Masséna Ngallè Bibéhè, Minister of Transport, Cameroon;
• H.E. Mr. Amadou Kone, Minister of Transport, Ivory Coast;
• Chief Mr. Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe, Minister of Transport, Kingdom of Eswatini;
• Mr. Karim Kassi Lahlou, Wali, Region Marrakech-Safi;
• Ms. Nathalie Fustier, Resident Coordinator of Morocco, United Nations.