ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Claver Gatete has raised concern over alarming road accidents in Africa.
Speaking at the United Nations Partnership Meeting for Road Safety, Gatete said that the disproportionately high rate of road traffic deaths in Africa is alarming, especially as the continent has barely 3 percent of the world's vehicle fleet, UNECA's statement quoted Gatete as saying on Thursday.
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