Nigeria, Cameroon Sign Aviation Safety Pact

Nigeria and Cameroon have signed a Bilateral Agreement on Technical Aeronautical Search and Rescue Operations to strengthen aviation safety cooperation across both countries’ airspace.

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, announced the details of the bilateral agreement via a post on X.

The agreement was signed in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, on Friday.

“Yesterday, I led a high-level Nigerian delegation to Yaoundé, Cameroon, to meet my Cameroonian counterpart, the Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest NgalNgallé Bibehe, to formally sign the Bilateral Agreement on Technical Aeronautical Search and Rescue Operations,” the post read in part.

Nigeria, Cameroon Sign Aviation Safety Pact — Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, with the Cameroonian Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest NgalNgallé Bibehe.. Credit: Festus Keyamo/X

“This agreement between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon enhances airspace safety by enabling faster and more coordinated responses to aviation emergencies across our shared borders.”

Keyamo was accompanied by the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), and key Directors from the Ministry, ensuring a unified approach to implementation.

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