Africa’s road infrastructure
To analyse the investment in road infrastructure in various regions, the total kilometres of both paved and unpaved roads were aggregated. 67% of the road infrastructure in the Maghreb region is paved. Within the region, the top performers are Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco with over 70% of total kilometres of road being paved. Egypt has...
Infrastructure development in Africa
One of the factors that has been proven to enable high growth and development is the provision of high-quality infrastructure. The World Bank estimates that the cost of redressing the gap infrastructure development in Africa requires an annual expenditure of USD 93bn, or less than 5% of the total GDP of the continent. The example...
Africa’s Global Links
Africa’s global links still indicate that even after 50 years after the end of European rule in most parts of Africa, more than a third of Africa’s trade remains with Western Europe. This high concentration shows that historic ties still have a large influence on these markets, but the balance is beginning to shift as...