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In a historic development for Sierra Leone’s aviation sector, the country has become the first to host the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) Pilot Implementation Project, a major step in the African Union’s efforts to establish a unified air transport market across the continent.
This milestone was achieved under the leadership of Madam Musayeroh Barrie, Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA).
The SAATM initiative, launched by the African Union, aims to promote greater connectivity, trade, and economic growth within Africa by creating an integrated and competitive air transport network. Madam Barrie’s role in facilitating the pilot project has positioned Sierra Leone at the forefront of regional aviation integration efforts, making it a key player in the continent’s broader strategy to enhance intra-African travel.
“This is a pivotal moment for Sierra Leone’s aviation industry and for the African continent as a whole,” said Madam Barrie. “By hosting the SAATM pilot project, we are taking concrete steps toward aligning our aviation infrastructure and regulations with international standards, while improving the efficiency and affordability of air travel within Africa.”
Under Madam Barrie’s leadership, the SLCAA has been working to bolster the country’s aviation infrastructure and regulatory frameworks, ensuring they meet the goals of the SAATM. The project is expected to ease air travel between African countries, promoting stronger economic ties and furthering Sierra Leone’s potential as a regional air travel hub.
The implementation of SAATM is seen as a critical step in reducing barriers to air travel across Africa, boosting tourism, trade, and investment. Sierra Leone’s hosting of the pilot project elevates its international standing and showcases the country’s commitment to advancing African aviation integration.
Madam Barrie’s leadership in this initiative is being hailed as transformative, marking a significant moment in Sierra Leone’s aviation history.
Congratulations, my sister. Salone mus beteh. This is one of the reasons why APC party politicians and their supporters are so much jealous of SLPP party. Bravo my sister. Under your leadership this department mus be recognized worldwide. God bless you, and God bless our nation.
Why people always talking about APC and SLPP when others talking about the development of Sierra Leone? Those two parties systems had failed Sierra Leoneans big time and put Sierra Leone backwards in the global development market. Since 1961 to now where is Sierra Leone position today with all they have free from the almighty God as a gift for such a small country, that other countries longing to have for development growth? Compared Sierra Leone to Trinidad and Tobago will close Sierra Leone politicians mouths with their big English terms for nothing else but failures to their people and the nation as a whole. Hosting SAATM while Sierra Leone has no flight wheel is a total nonsense, is like the same nonsense Sheka Stevens deed by hosted OAU conference while they were other countries supposed to do such due to their economy standard. Sierra Leoneans and politicians always be used by others for free, because they want to show good Samaritans. Permit me to ask the cost of hosting SAATM and the cost of your minister to attend such meeting as an individual? Let that difference add to the country economy. That is call wisdom and deserve praises. The same nonsense happening when the government give scholarships to ten or more students to study abroad the same subjects, why not paying for one or two experts to come in the country and lecture thousands of students in six to twelve months? Calculate that difference between ten students transportations to abroad, lodging, and tuition fees and more. Check the cost of bringing in the experts equipments needs in your country?😀 Stop hailing fools as heroes, they are not but a bunch of pocket filling robots and missed leader’s.
Please, call spade a spade. Do you know that some Americans, Canadians go and study in the carribbean universities. 27 years APC ruled, railways were taken away from services etc. Maada Bio trying very hard to rebuild the nation, but opposition thugs destroyed them. State properties, burned down, stolen, because they are not in power. Aaaaah boo. It’s a shame to those so called Sierra Leonean. God bless Sierra Leone.