Mission Report: Mission Report Vehicle Type-Approval and Road Worthiness Test in Togo

The AVIS project (Assessment of Vehicle Inspection Systems) is a collaborative effort between the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) at the World Bank and the Comité International d’Inspection des véhicules Automobiles (CITA) to upgrade the vehicle technical inspection system. The main objective of this effort is to assess the current state of the vehicle inspection system and vehicle importation system and to propose a strategy to improve these systems. AVIS is targeting three African countries, and Togo has been chosen as the first candidate.

The project includes a two-week mission in Togo to collect the information required to perform the assessment. The information was collected during meetings with the various stakeholders, public and private entities, that are involved in the management of the road infrastructure, vehicle importation and fleet management, and traffic safety.