Effective leadership that champions evidence-based road policing and builds public trust through procedurally fair policing is essential for strengthening enforcement and reducing traffic deaths and injuries.
This week, 51 senior police leaders from five African countries and Jamaica have gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, for the 2025 Road Policing Executive Leadership Course (RPELC) — a flagship capacity-strengthening initiative supported by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), with additional support from the FIA Foundation and the Anglo-American Foundation.
The week-long course, hosted and co-delivered by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU), is taking place at the Pride Inn Hotel.
The program brings together a diverse group of high-level participants, including Deputy Commissioners of Police, Department Directors, and other senior law enforcement leaders committed to strengthening road policing systems across their countries.
The RPELC provides an intensive platform for sharing global best practices in enforcement, with a strong focus on addressing key road safety risk factors such as speeding, drink-driving, and non-use of seatbelts and helmets.
Through interactive sessions and peer learning, participants enhanced their capacity to apply evidence-based, intelligence-led enforcement strategies aimed at reducing road traffic injuries and fatalities.
“Every day in Africa, approximately 620 lives are lost in crashes, and police have an enormously important role in preventing these needless tragedies,” said Dave Cliff, CEO of the Global Road Safety Partnership.
Adding “The strong engagement of this group of high-ranking officers demonstrates the deep commitment across Africa and Jamaica to keeping people safe on the roads.”
Through BIGRS, Bloomberg Philanthropies continues to support enforcement agencies with implementing proven interventions and strengthening leadership capacity to prevent road traffic crashes and save lives in low- and middle-income countries.
