The National Road Safety Agency (NARSA) won, on Tuesday in Marrakech, the Kofi Annan Foundation's Road Safety Award of Honor.
The award was presented to Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljalil, at the closing ceremony of the 2nd Kofi Annan Road Safety Award, held on September 25 and 26 in Marrakech, under the theme "Digital transformations and innovations for safer roads".
A further 6 prizes were awarded to winners in 06 categories.
In the "Innovation, particularly in digitalization" category, the prize was awarded to the Ministry of Transport of Côte d'Ivoire, while the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of the Kingdom of Eswatini won in the "Road safety management" category.
In the "Data management" category, the award went to the Ministry of Livelihood and Transport, in charge of Sustainable Development of the Republic of Benin, while the Ministry of Infrastructure in Rwanda won in the "Safer vehicles" category.
The prize in the "Public Transportation/Modal Shift" category went to the Ministry of Transport and Logistics of the Republic of Ethiopia, while the prize in the "Communication and road safety advocacy" category (Private sector, NGOs, Academia) went to the Ministry of Transport, CEO - SECUROUTE (Cameroon).
The Kofi Annan Road Safety Award recognizes governments, the private sector, civil society, organizations and individuals who have made a significant contribution to road safety in Africa.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse