Bus Safety Africa Index
Buses and coaches provide essential passenger connections between African cities, towns and neighbouring countries.
The Bus Safety Africa Index examines the public record of companies operating those services, drawing on regulatory records, reported road incidents, enforcement actions, court proceedings, credible media reporting, passenger complaints and other publicly available evidence.
Each Index is developed at country level, reflecting differences in road conditions, regulation, enforcement and passenger-transport markets. Operators identified as category leaders and finalists receive recognition badges carrying a QR code linking directly to their published country profile and the findings supporting their recognition.
Country Indexes
Select a country to view its Bus Safety Africa Index, including operators assessed, category leaders and finalists, individual operator profiles and the evidence considered in reaching the published findings.
Eastern Africa
Country IndexesSouthern Africa
Country IndexesWestern Africa
Country IndexesCentral Africa
Country IndexesNorthern Africa
Country IndexesThe evidence behind the Index
The Index draws directly from publicly available evidence. Research considers the nature and frequency of reported incidents, regulatory action, litigation, passenger complaints and other evidence relevant to an operator's safety record.
Public evidence
Regulatory notices, reported crashes and incidents, court proceedings, enforcement actions, credible news reporting and other publicly accessible records.
Operating record
The seriousness and recurrence of reported events are considered alongside the wider body of evidence available for each operator.
Country assessment
Operators are assessed within their country, service category, regulatory environment and the evidence available during the assessment period.
Recognition
Country editions identify category leaders and finalists supported by the published findings.
The Bus Safety Africa Index draws on the public record available during each assessment. The absence of a reported incident does not by itself establish safe performance, while the appearance of an operator in an accident report does not establish responsibility. Findings should be read together with the methodology, evidence and limitations described in each country edition.
