Samenvatting
The problem of increasing numbers of road accidents in Africa is described. The paper then goes on to draw up a road safety action programme based on the outcome of the First African Road Safety Congress in 1984, the Second African Road Safety Congress in 1989 and the baseline assessment undertaken during the preparatory phases of UNTACDA II. More specifically it shows the state of the art of road safety activities in Africa and develops strategies and action plans to be implemented within the framework of UNTACDA II. These include the preparation of an African Highway Code, the establishment of national road traffic safety councils, the organisation of seminars and the establishment of vehicle testing facilities.