With 364 kilometers of coastline, Cameroon's maritime sector boasts immense, yet underexploited, potential, representing a significant niche for employment and economic development. The development of a National Policy...

Cameroon – Strengthening railway infrastructure

The development of railway infrastructure is a priority for the Cameroonian government, particularly with the extension of the railway line to Chad and the construction of the Edéa-Kribi-Campo railway routes...

Cameroon – The importance of road transport

The main mode of transport for people and goods, road transport provides nearly 90% of domestic demand for passenger transport and nearly 75% of the...

Cameroon – Transport, a strategic sector

Transport plays an important role in the development of Cameroon, which requires adequate infrastructure to cope with population growth, population displacement and...

Cameroon – The development of river transport

Cameroon has many rivers and lakes where it is possible to promote river and lake transport, which is an essential issue in reducing the deficit observed in...

Congo – Optimizing road infrastructure

In recent years, Congo has launched a vast program to build modern road infrastructure, which should enable it to strengthen its role as a transit country in the sub-region.

Congo – Modernization of river transport

The Autonomous Port of Brazzaville and Secondary Ports (PABPS) is the country's main river port, handling 951,300 tons of national river traffic. Authorities have taken charge of the...

Congo – Freight and rail infrastructure

The railway (CFCO) is essential for transportation and logistics in Congo. However, rail transport has outdated infrastructure. The government will rehabilitate the railway, the...

Congo – The Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire (PAPN)

The only deep-water port in the sub-region, the Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire, accessible day and night, offers particularly attractive navigation and anchorage facilities. This ...

Gabon – The port situation within the framework of the AfCFTA

Officially effective since January 2021, the AfCFTA agreement commits African countries to eliminating customs duties on 90% of the goods they produce. Gabon hopes to make this...

Gabon – A new railway line between Owendo and Booué

On April 8, 2022, the Gabonese government signed a partnership agreement with Inpax, a subsidiary of the RISE Gabon Investment Fund, as part of the Komo-Ogooue project...

Gabon – Road infrastructure, an essential economic factor

The poor condition of most Gabonese roads limits the network's ability to meet development needs. The government intends to address the backlog in road infrastructure, ...

Madagascar – A new strategy for maritime transport

Drafted with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the new draft National Maritime Transport Policy (PNTM) is structured around five axes, including the modernization and competitiveness of ports. Madagascar ...

Madagascar – Improving the road network

More than 14,340 km of construction, repairs and maintenance were carried out in 2020. Linked to the largest projects for the emergence of Madagascar, despite the crisis...

Madagascar – Rail transport

There are four railway lines in Madagascar, totaling 836 km of track, all of which are metre gauge. Tananarive-Côte Est (TCE) connects Tananarive and Toamasina...

DRC – A mega railway project

The construction and operation of 10,000 km of railway lines is fulfilling the vision of Head of State Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi to see his country become the driving force of development...

DRC – New road infrastructure

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has initiated projects aimed at developing several localities in the country through the deployment of new road infrastructure. To this end, the government is benefiting from...

DRC – Revitalizing maritime and river transport

The DRC has a maritime, river, and lake network of 16,238 km of waterways to be marked, dredged, and exploited. The construction of the deep-water port of Banana...

DRC – From Pro-Routes to the Connectivity and Transport Support Project (PACT)

A major road rehabilitation project in the DRC, the Pro-Roads project, is the result of a partnership between the World Bank and the government launched in 2009. It is...

Togo – Rehabilitation and construction of priority roads

For the past 10 years, the State has invested heavily in rehabilitating the national network, with the President of the Republic having adopted a policy of major works through the rehabilitation and...

Togo – The Autonomous Port of Lomé, a leading logistics platform

The Autonomous Port of Lomé (PAL) is a deep-water port in Lomé that has free port status. This modern logistics platform offers opportunities...

Togo – Rail transport: towards the creation of a logistics corridor

Connecting the south to the north through quality rail infrastructure is the challenge that the Togolese authorities want to take up, with the construction of the Lomé-Cinkassé railway, at the...