West Africa: New railway network to boost inter-regional trade / Franck Kuwonu.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Kuwonu, Franck, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 pages)

Contained In:

Africa Renewal Vol. 28, no. 3, p. 8-9 28:3<8 2517-9829

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

On the dual carriageway linking the main airport to downtown Niamey, the capital of Niger, workers are busy digging trenches in the middle of the island separating the lanes, and laying tracks where rows of lampposts once stood. They are racing against the clock to build a thousand-kilometre stretch of a regional network that will connect Niamey to the West African seaport of Cotonou, Benin. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.

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