Sitemap | Contact Us

Ses statuts sont fondés sur ceux de l'Académie royale de chirurgie (1731) et http://medicamentsen-ligne.com/ cialis de la Société royale de médecine (1776). L'Académie de médecine, de royale, devint impériale de 1851 à 1870, puis nationale à partir du 1er mars 1947. Elle sera en outre chargée de continuer les travaux de la Société royale de médecine et de l'Académie royale de chirurgie : elle s'occupera de tous les objets d'étude ou de recherches qui peuvent contribuer au progrès des différentes branches de l'art de guérir.

[Skip Header and Navigation] [Jump to Main Content]

Primary Links

  • Home
  • In Amazon Investieren
  • About
  • Themes
  • Sectors
  • Countries & RECs
  • Data & Models
  • Documents
  • Betting Sites
  • Air Transport
  • ICT
  • Irrigation
  • Ports
  • Power
  • Railways
  • Roads
  • Sanitation
  • Transport
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supply

Railways

Following economic liberalization in many African countries and major improvements to the region’s road network, most of the continent’s railways lost their economic edge. Except in South Africa, few still play an integral role in the economy, except to link mining sites to ports. Surviving passenger lines do not recover costs, and freight tariffs are constrained by road competition. With traffic declining, few railways are able to generate enough revenue to fund investments. The standard policy response has been to concession many of Africa’s railways. But while concessions have led to significant service improvements and helped to reverse the decline in traffic, they have not generated enough revenue to finance much-needed track rehabilitation.


Interactive PDF Maps

Development Data Platform

Related Documents

Background Paper

Flagship Report Chapter- Railways: Looking for Traffic

[download, 815.82 KB]
Background Paper

Taking Stock of Railway Companies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Few African railways, except those of South Africa and dedicated mineral lines, are essential to the efficient functioning of national economies. Improvements in Africa’s roads have left rail lines underused, disconnected, and in poor condition.
[download, 358.77 KB]
Executive Summary

Railways Sector Review (Executive Summary)

Author/s: Richard Bullock
Few African railways, except those of South Africa and dedicated mineral lines, are essential to the efficient functioning of national economies. Improvements in Africa’s roads have left rail lines underused, disconnected, and in poor condition.
[download, 358.77 KB]

Key Messages

  • The economic significance of Africa’s railroads has declined markedly during the last 30 years following liberalization of rail transport and improvements in highway infrastructure
  • Restoring Africa’s aging rail networks to good operating condition would require a one-time rehabilitation effort of $3 billion
  • Widespread concessioning of railways has generally improved service and boosted revenues, but concessioning alone probably cannot provide sufficient financing to rehabilitate Africa’s railways
  • Long-distance passenger rail services are in decline and have become a significant financial burden to several rail concessions
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us
  • Search

© 2011 Africa Infrastructure Knowledge Program, All Rights Reserved.

[Jump to Top] [Jump to Main Content]