Regional Integration
Overload Control Practices in Eastern and Southern Africa Main Lessons Learned
In this second volume, the author presents some important findings and recommendations following from a survey conducted by regional economic communities, international bodies, private sector…
March 31, 2010
Regional Integration
Guidelines on Vehicle Overload Control in Eastern and Southern Africa
Endemic overloading of commercial vehicles has led to the deterioration of roads in most Sub-Saharan African countries. Unless the problem is taken seriously, there is no doubt that it will negate…
March 01, 2010
Regional Integration
Gazing into the Mirror: Operational Internal Control in Cameroon Customs
Cameroon is a model example of a developing country facing the challenges of trade facilitation, in light of its geographic location within Central Africa. Close to 20 percent of its Customs revenues…
January 01, 2009
Regional Integration
Lessons of Corridor Performance Measurement
This paper presents the methodological lessons of several corridor performance measurements carried out in Africa. Based on current experience, the authors conclude that while road driver trip…
May 01, 2008
Regional Integration
Port and Maritime Transport Challenges in West and Central Africa
This Working Paper presents the current trends in maritime transport and port sectors in West and Central Africa (WCA), and proposes several policy recommendations to improve maritime transport and…
April 30, 2007
Regional Integration
Review of Selected Railway Concessions in Sub-Saharan Africa
May 31, 2006
Regional Integration
Baseline Survey of Key Non-Physical Barriers along the Northern Corridor
The objective of the study is developing and implementing sound policies that will facilitate cost-effective transport operations along the Northern Corridor. This is to be achieved through the…
October 01, 2005
Regional Integration
Non-Motorized Transport in African Cities -- Lessons from Experience in Kenya and Tanzania
This document is based on a program of Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) Infrastructure and Services in Kenya (Nairobi and Eldoret), and Tanzania (Temeke, ward of Dar es Salaam and Morogoro). It aims to…
August 30, 2005
Regional Integration
Facilitation of Transport and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa -- A Review of International Legal Instruments -- Treaties, Conventions, Protocols, Decisions, Directives
Facilitating trade flows between countries belonging to the same sub-region does not only require adequate transport infrastructure, or the availability of competitive and reliable transport services…
April 30, 2004
Regional Integration
Transport and Trade Facilitation -- East and Southern Africa
June 30, 2003
Regional Integration
Concessionning of the Ifrikya Railway: A Case Study
The case study of the concessioning of the Ifrikya railway is based in part on several recent actual case studies on railway concessioning in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, several features of the…
May 01, 2003
Regional Integration
A Railway Concessioning Toolkit: Application to African Networks
The toolkit presented here is intended to provide African countries, in summary form, with an overview of the experience to date with railway concessioning in Sub-Saharan Africa. The reader will note…
April 01, 2003
Regional Integration
Trade and Transport Facilitation -- A Toolkit for Audit, Analysis and Remedial Action
November 30, 2001
Regional Integration
The Abidjan-Ouagadougo Railway Concession
Since the 1980s, most Sub-Saharan African railways have been experiencing a severe crisis: declining traffic and revenue, lack of market orientation and poor service, continued operation of high-loss…
June 01, 1998
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
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
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
