Regional Integration
Multiple Ports of Call versus Hub-and-Spoke: Containerized Maritime Trade between West Africa and Europe
Although traffic volumes in many Sub-Saharan countries have increased significantly during this decade, containerized maritime trade in West Africa is still in its infancy. Intermodalism, which is…
January 01, 1998
Road Safety
The Economics of Traffic Safety
This note is based on a paper titled Traffic Safety as an Economic Issue of Developing and Industrialized Countries by Jorgen Karthum Hansen, which was presented at the World Bank/USFHWA/3M sponsored…
December 01, 1997
Railways
Concessioning of Rail Transport -- A New Approach to Restructuring Railways in Sub-Saharan Africa
As with many railways in developing and developed, countries, Sub-Saharan Africa's railways are now at a crossroads. Facing increased competition, the African railways will play an important…
July 01, 1997
Rural Access & Mobility
Planning Rural Transport in Africa
This note is based on an SSATP Working Paper entitled "Rural Transport Planning" written by Ed Connerly and Larry Schroeder, who argue that rural transport planning is essentially a…
June 01, 1997
Road Asset Management
Establishing an Adequate and Stable Flow of Funds: African Best Practice
May 31, 1997
Road Asset Management
A New Generation of Road Funds to the Rescue of African Roads
Financing road maintenance through road funds is not a new concept, but it is one that is rekindling interest. A new generation of road funds is emerging in Africa, quite distinct from "classic" road…
May 01, 1997
Road Asset Management
Road Sector Reform: A Tale of Two Countries -- (Part 3) Impact and Lessons
This note is part 3 of a series intended to share information about issues raised in various SSATP reports. This note discusses the impact and lessons learned from road sector reforms in two…
May 01, 1997
Programmatic
SSATP Progress Report 1997
The Sub-Sahara Africa Transport Program (SSATP) was launched in 1987 as a joint initiative of the World Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to improve transport sector…
March 31, 1997
Road Asset Management
Road Sector Reform: A Tale of Two Countriea,Part 1 Ghana- Serendipity of Foresight?
This note is the first of a series intended to share information about issues raised in various Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) reports. It discusses the road sector reform…
March 01, 1997
Road Asset Management
Media Dissemination of Road Sector Reforms
This note is based on a paper delivered by Sam M. Mwale at the RMI/ RTTP 11th Coordinating Committee Meeting in Kampala, October 1996. Mr. Mwale is a policy analyst with the Policy Research Group,…
January 01, 1997
Road Asset Management
Road Sector Reform: A Tale of Two Countries--(Part 2) Burkina Faso: Deliberate Evolution
The note is the second part of a series intended to share information about issues raised in various Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) reports, and it addresses Burkina Faso's…
December 31, 1996
Rural Access & Mobility
Rural Transport Planning: Approach Paper
The paper argues that central governments must take a number of national policy actions if they are to significantly improve rural access. Policies which articulate a high priority for rural access…
October 01, 1996
Regional Integration
Trade and Transport Facilitation- A Review of Current Issues and Operational Experience
This joint World Bank/UNCTAD review proposes ways and means to improve the competitiveness of a country's international trade by: increasing the quality and reducing the associated costs of…
May 31, 1996
Regional Integration
Promoting Policy Reforms for Effective Transport Services in COMESA Countries
Concerned by the poor state of the road network in most of its member countries, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has been promoting reforms to help regional integration for…
May 01, 1996
Regional Integration
Maritime Transport Serving West and Central African Countries: Trends and Issues
In June 1992, MINCONMAR (Ministerial Conference of Western and Central Africa) and the Bank organized the Cotonou Conference to review the situation and identify options for reform. The Conference…
August 01, 1995
Road Asset Management
Management and Financing of Roads: An Agenda for Reform
Road transport is the dominant mode of transport in sub-Saharan Africa, carrying close to 90 percent of the region's passenger and freight transport, and providing the only access to rural…
February 28, 1995
Road Asset Management
African Road Funds: What Works and Why?
This paper reviews experience with the operation of selected African road funds. Although most African road funds suffer from systematic problems, this review identifies examples of best practice and…
February 28, 1995
Regional Integration
Shipping Services in Western and Central African Countries -- Cotonou, June 1992
August 31, 1994
Rural Access & Mobility
Case Study on Intermediate Means of Transport: Bicycles and Rural Women in Uganda
The present case study documents the use of bicycles in eastern Uganda where they are a means of generating income for rural traders and for urban poor who work as bicycle taxi-riders. It also…
February 01, 1994
