The road connecting Cameroon and Nigeria and extending the Lagos-Mombasa Trans-African Highway has brought social and economic benefits to the local population. But it has also eaten up a forest along the way.
Johannesburg’s Bike Lanes: When Thinking ‘Build It And They Will Come’ Goes Wrong
Bike lanes alone don’t create a commuter cycling culture. Transport systems are shaped by a range of other factors, including social institutions, values, politics and topography.
Is China Eating Western Donors For Lunch In Africa? Mostly No. Here’s Why
In practice, China rarely competes with traditional donors. Funding is heavily concentrated in the productive sectors, mainly infrastructure, agriculture and mining.
Infrastructure Is China’s Sweet Deal For Africa, From A Country That Used More Cement In 3 Years Than The US Did In A Century
China is the largest single source of financing for infrastructure development outside of national budgets in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing over $13.4 billion in the region in 2013 alone
Length Of Railways In African Countries (km), 2006; S. Africa Is Railway Capital
There’s a reason why Masekela sang that old song “Stimela”: South Africa has over 20,000km of railways, more than three times as long as Sudan’s railway network, which is in second place.