A landmark East African railway deal shows that dismantling invisible trade barriers is just as critical as laying tracks - a lesson West Africa urgently needs...
The continent has frameworks. What it still lacks is the resilience to survive the next shock.
The old assumption - that industrialization is engineered within national borders - has expired. Africa's economic future will be shaped not by the walls that divide...
By Ziad Hamoui Building roads is the easy part. The real obstacle to regional trade lies in the invisible infrastructure that no construction crew can fix....
By Ziad Hamoui 2025 will be remembered as the year West African trade infrastructure graduated from PowerPoint presentations to bulldozers and rail tracks. After decades of...
By Ziad Hamoui When history looks back on the defining infrastructure projects of 21st-century Africa, the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor will stand out – not as just another...
By Ziad Hamoui In the first quarter of 2025, a quiet but transformative shift reshaped Africa’s economic landscape: trade between the East African Community (EAC) and...
By Des H Rikhotso Stretching over 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) along the vibrant Atlantic coastline of West Africa, the Trans-West African Coastal Highway (TAH 7) is...
By Des H Rikhotso Africa’s 16 landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) have long grappled with a paradox – rich in natural resources and youthful energy, yet economically...
By Danilo Desiderio Corridor Management Authorities (CMAs) across Africa are increasingly recognizing the critical role of sophisticated IT tools in monitoring transport corridor performance. These systems...
