How the 56,683 km Trans African highway project will connect and boost Africa economy - Growing cooperation in continental commerce, as well as flexible border and port agreements have rendered the need for a network that would facilitate access to inaccessible areas whiles optimizing travel time. According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, the African continent has enjoyed a 52% trade boost to about US $35 billion in five years through the easing of stringent border controls and a drop in the cost of tolls, and duties. With the introduction of the most comprehensive global market in the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) across the African Union, the continent is adamant in its optimism of a positive turnaround.
The apparent hike in commerce and economic operations have propelled a worthwhile investment in road and rail network as well as other imperative infrastructures to enhance continental cooperation. Although it is uncompleted, the ambitious Trans African Highway has been identified as a tenable solution amid others with substantial capacity to drive this cause.
Our video today will look into all the 9 highway scheme, the progress so far with each project and the countries being connected.
Trans-African Highway 1, Cairo – Dakar Highway
Trans-African Highway 2, Algiers – Lagos Highway
Trans-African Highway 3, Tripoli – Windhoek – Cape Town Highway
Trans-African Highway 4, Cairo – Gaborone Highway
Trans-African Highway 5, Dakar – N'Djamena Highway
Trans-African Highway 6, N'Djamena – Djibouti Highway
Trans-African Highway 7, Dakar – Lagos Highway
Trans-African Highway 8, Lagos – Mombasa Highway
Trans-African Highway 9, Beira – Lobito Highway
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