The Africa Status Report on Road Safety 2025 represents a significant milestone in establishing a harmonized monitoring mechanism for Africa, building on prior efforts by the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP), African Union Commission (AUC), World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners. The report is based on data collected by the WHO for the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023 (GSRRS 2023), funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

It aims to facilitate informed decision-making and enhance systematic reporting across the continent. Specifically, this report: (i) describes the burden of road traffic crashes on injuries and deaths in Africa; (ii) provides an overview of the status of institutional road safety management practices and legislation on risk factors, road infrastructure, vehicle standards, and postcrash response systems in Africa; and (iii) identifies key gaps and provides proposed actions to enhance road safety data and implementation strategies across Africa.

This report builds on the Africa Status Report on Road Safety 2020, offering a comprehensive analysis of road safety trends and management across the continent. It further explores additional areas of relevance to Africa using WHO GSRRS 2023 data and country-specific case studies. It highlights persistent gaps within each of the five pillars of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, delivering proposed actions to address them.