AfRSO Events

Road Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Overview

The first webinar of the AfRSO Secretariat focused on Road Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs), a critical tool for evidence-based policymaking in road safety. SPIs provide essential insights into the factors that influence road safety outcomes, enabling policymakers to move beyond reactive measures and proactively address risks.

The webinar brought together national road safety coordinators, members of regional observatories, policymakers, and technical experts from across Africa and beyond. Participants explored the added value of SPIs, appropriate methodologies for their collection and use, and good practices from African countries and other world regions.

Topics Covered

• The role of SPIs in the African Road Safety Action Plan and AfRSO Work Programme
• Design and purpose of SPIs: what they measure and why they matter
• Lessons from WHO and regional road safety observatories worldwide
• Good practices from African Union Member States

Speakers

Welcome and Opening Remarks:

• Mr Kamugisha Kazaura, Director of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission
• Mr Marco Yamaguchi, Transport & Logistics Division Manager, African Development Bank
• Mr Robert Lisinge, Director TICID, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Mr Bennacer Boulaajoul, Director General NARSA Morocco & AfRSO Steering Committee Chair

Technical Presentations:

• Mr Yonas Bekele, AfRSO Secretariat — The Role of SPIs in the African Road Safety Action Plan and AfRSO Work Programme
• Mr Wouter Van den Berghe, AfRSO Secretariat — Design and Purpose of SPIs

Lessons from Regional Observatories:

• Dr Rania Abdelhamid, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO)
• Mr Goran Temovski, Western Balkans Road Safety Observatory (WBRO)
• Ms Emma McLennan, European Post-Crash Road Safety Observatory (EPRSO)
• Mr Richard Owen, Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO)
• Mr Wouter Van den Berghe, European Road Safety Observatory (ERSO)

Good Practice from African Union Member States:

• Mr Musie Demessie, Road Safety Information and Follow-up System (RSIFS), Ethiopia
• Mr Clement Oladele, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria
• Mr Bennacer Boulaajoul, National Road Safety Agency (NARSA), Morocco

Closing:

Mr Eric Ntagengerwa, Head of Transport & Mobility Division, African Union Commission