General proceedings - Association mondiale de la Route

CEMAC (plus Burundi) – pilot CAMEROON; EAC (plus Rwanda) – pilot KENYA; SADC
– pilot ZAMBIA. The Declaration of ACCRA is shown in Appendix 4.
Highlights of Presentation:
• SSATP initiated reforms in the Road Sector – late 1980s. From 1992 there was Birth of
new type of Road Maintenance Funds in SSA. In December 2003 ARMFA was created.
Hiccups - Reform of statutes in April 2004 led into formulation of New EXCO. After
these reforms the partnership programme with SSATP was established. The Coordinator
was recruited, financed by SSATP to assist the Executive Committee
• The objectives of the Association are to: i) Promote a Network for exchange of
Experiences and information on good practices in the financing of road maintenance in
Africa; ii) The promotion and strengthening of ties between Road Maintenance Funds in
Africa; iii) Strengthening of capacities of existing structures; iv) Support to nascent
structures; v) Promotion of the sound management of road maintenance funds; vi)
Promote an efficient public/private partnership - best conditions for the mobilization of
resources for road maintenance; vii) Strengthen cooperation with partners in
development; viii) Ensure the sustainability and the harmonious development of RMF.
• The membership of ARMFA is open to all African National Road Maintenance Funds. In
the case of countries with federated states, the Road Maintenance Funds could be
admitted as Associate Members, provided that the said country is a member of the
Association. Associate Members are non-voting members of the general assembly.
Currently, ARMFA has 25 members, namely Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Congo Rep., Cote D'ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Tanzania,
Tchad, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and 1 Associate Member – Zanzibar
• Organs of ARMFA are i) General Assembly; ii) The Executive Committee, and iii) any
other organ created by G.A. The EXCO is made up of the President, 2 Vice Presidents,
and An Auditor
• The Headquarters and permanent secretariat is in Yaounde
• ARMFA has made a lot of achievements. These include holding of Annual General
Meetings and 1 extraordinary meeting. Also, Technical Workshops and General
Assemblies at each meeting; Developed Performance Indicators and Performance
Criteria, Monitoring and Evaluation of execution of Road Maintenance Works;
Established Mechanisms for the collection of RF Revenues; Adjusting or widening Road
Tariffs; Conducting of Audits of RF; Development of 5 year Strategic and Business plan
in preparation. Others are ARMFA which has a website www.armfa.org; Updated RMF
Matrix; Created Key Performance Indicators; Encouraged sensitisation of RF board
members; Facilitated dialogue and study tours between members; Developed partnerships
with PIARC, ASANRA, AGEPAR and soon with IRF
• Challenges facing ARMFA include: Respect for second generation RF Principles;
Involve road users more by enhancing communication with them; Sensitize the
government; Sensitize and educate roads funds board members – RMF course; Release of
resources to the Road Fund there are some delays, leakages and inefficient use of the
available resources. Other challenges are to continue sharing of experiences on ways for
adjusting and collecting road tariffs; Demonstrate RF effectiveness, show users how the
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