The project kick-off took place in Lusaka, Zambia, on 12–13 September 2022.
The official opening ceremony received much attention by the national officials and media. Among the honoured guests were high-level representatives of the EU and Swedish embassies to Zambia, Zambia Police, the Ministry of Transport & Logistics, and the Road Transport Safety Agency. More than 20 journalists from the local media covered the event, and the project coordinator Aliaksei Laureshyn (Lund University, Sweden) together with Daniel Mwamba (Zambia Road Safety Trust) were later invited to talk live on the national television TV1 channel.
Radisson Blu hotel, Lusaka, 12 September 2022
The streaming of the official opening ceremony can be watched here.
The AfroSAFE team looks forward to the four project years ahead of us and we will put the best of us to contribute to the road safety improvements on the African continent!