Nigeria and Cameroon sign deal to boost airspace safety
Nigeria and Cameroon have signed a new agreement to strengthen their cooperation on aviation safety. The deal focuses on technical aeronautical search and rescue operations across their shared airspace. Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, and his Cameroonian counterpart, Jean Ernest NgalNgallé Bibehe, led the talks and formal signing in Yaoundé. The agreement aims to ensure faster and more coordinated responses to aviation emergencies between the two countries.
What we know
- Festus Keyamo and Jean Ernest NgalNgallé Bibehe signed the Bilateral Agreement on Technical Aeronautical Search and Rescue Operations in Yaoundé.
- The agreement is designed to improve cooperation and response times during aviation emergencies along the Nigeria-Cameroon border.
- The Nigerian delegation included top officials from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency.
- The move follows a previous incident where a Nigerian Air Force aircraft was detained in Burkina Faso after an emergency landing.
- The agreement sets a framework for technical collaboration in handling aviation emergencies near the shared border regions.
