In February 2025, the red city of Marrakech in the Kingdom of Morocco became the epicenter of a renewed global commitment to road safety. Delegates from all walks of life and sectors gathered for the Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on…
Investing in Active Mobility and Awareness Campaigns The bustling city of Harare is taking a new approach to tackle one of its biggest challenges: road safety. With 41 deaths per 100,000 people each year due to road accidents, the need…
As road safety concerns escalate in cities across Africa, three local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been selected for the “MyCityMyLife” pilot challenge to address these issues with innovative solutions. The challenge is organised by the Alliance of Cities for Road…
ENHANCING ROAD SAFETY REPORTING FOR AFRICAN JOURNALISTS Africa holds the grim distinction of having the highest road traffic fatality rate in the world, with over 800 people losing their lives in road crashes daily. More than half of these victims…
Cities need to urgently accelerate their efforts on road safety. Priority is still focused on car-oriented transport policies that facilitate highway development, high speeds and urban sprawl. This is exacerbated by the need for more data on road safety, poor…
Published by the World Economic Forum, this article reflects on the ACRoS cities exchange that took place in Cape Town in March 2024. Read More
This article published by KBC, covers the launch of ACRoS on the sideline of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Read More