{"id":33546,"date":"2026-05-02T12:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33546"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:37:28","slug":"africa-pushes-for-cleaner-safer-transport-with-new-mobility-plans","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/africa-pushes-for-cleaner-safer-transport-with-new-mobility-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa pushes for cleaner, safer transport with new mobility plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Transport and Energy Ministers from across Africa have thrown their weight behind a shift towards greener and more people-friendly transport systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meeting at the 5th Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy, Ministers endorsed two key frameworks, the Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility and a Continental Framework on Electric Mobility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In simple terms, the plans aim to make it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle, while also accelerating the move towards electric vehicles across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The push comes as African countries grapple with rising road accidents, worsening air pollution and the growing impact of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the idea is not just about cutting emissions, but also about improving everyday life, making cities safer, transport more accessible, and opening up new economic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Together, the two frameworks are expected to guide countries on how to attract investment, strengthen policies, and take practical steps towards cleaner transport systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica\/AU&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23755,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-33546","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Transport and Energy Ministers from across Africa shift towards greener and more people-friendly transport systems","published_date":"2026-05-02 12:11:57","news_description":"Transport and Energy Ministers from across Africa shift towards greener and more people-friendly transport systems","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33547,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33546\/revisions\/33547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=33546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}