Survey Results: Road Safety Data, Data Collection Systems and Definitions
The document summarizes the results of relevant surveys undertaken within the Safer Africa project as well as existing road safety analysis documents in order to assess the current situation of…
October 01, 2017
Container Terminal Concession Guidelines
Two African port associations, the Port Management Association for West Africa and Central Africa (PMAWCA) and the Port Management Association for East Africa and Southern Africa (PMAESA), with the…
June 28, 2017
SSATP Annual Report 2016
As it celebrates its thirtieth anniversary of shaping African transport policies and developing capacity, the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) continues to tackle key challenges that Africa…
April 01, 2017
Solutions in the Mediterranean
A review of conditions, trends and implications of sustainable mobility solutions in different Mediterranean countries.
October 01, 2016
Second Development Plan (DP2) Completion Report 2008-2014
This completion report of the SSATP Second Development Plan (DP2) presents: Summary of the DP2. Activities carried out during the reporting period and achievements by using indicators specified in…
November 01, 2015
Policies for Sustainable Accessibility and Mobility in Urban Areas of Africa
Africa is urbanizing at a very high pace, and both large and intermediate African cities are experiencing rapid and often unplanned growth. As a result, policy- and decision-makers face numerous…
June 23, 2015
Private Sector Involvement in Road Financing
Most African countries are faced with substantial challenges to meet their needs for road maintenance, rehabilitation and construction through public financing. The underfunding problems are not…
December 17, 2014
Reviving trade routes: evidence for maputo corridor
This new SSATP discussion paper reviews the experience of an apparently successful corridor to help understand optimal mix and trade-offs in reviving historical trade route. The Maputo Corridor,…
December 02, 2014
Managing Road Safety in Africa: A Framework for National Lead Agencies
Africa is currently experiencing the highest per capita rate of road fatalities in the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates the rate of road traffic deaths at 24.1 per 100,000 people…
October 12, 2014
SSATP Annual Report 2013
This annual report 2013 showcases SSATP's continued efforts under the Second Development Plan (DP2) to support African countries undertake needed policy reforms that will improve the performance of…
September 01, 2014
Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa: Planning Infrastructure & Services
A monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system is an essential element of the planning, design and implementation of rural transport projects and is useful in assessing whether projects achieve their…
June 05, 2014
A Review of International Legal Instruments: Facilitation of Transport and Trade in Africa
Transport infrastructure is essential for inclusive growth and poverty reduction but the investments in building and maintaining it remain sub-optimal as long as the movement of goods is not seamless…
April 30, 2014
Corridor Transport Observatory Guidlines
Trade and transport corridors are complex entities that have been defined as ‘a coordinated bundle of transport and logistics infrastructure and services that facilitates trade and transport flows…
November 26, 2013
Guidelines for Mainstreaming Road Safety in Regional Trade Road Corridors
This SSATP publication, jointly prepared with the World Bank, provides best practice guidelines for mainstreaming road safety in regional road trade corridors (RTRCs) investment programs in low and…
June 01, 2013
Border Crossing Monitoring along the Northern Corridor
When one thinks of border crossing in Africa, the image that comes in mind is that of a long queue of trucks waiting idly to fill out paper. The improvement of road infrastructure was expected to…
April 13, 2013
2013 SSATP Annual Meeting: Proceedings
This document summarizes the proceedings of SSATP's Africa Transport Policy Forum and the General Assembly held in Dakar, Senegal on December 10-12, 2013. The Ministry of Infrastructure, Land…
April 01, 2013
SSATP Annual Report 2012
Although SSATP is a recognized and well-established program for policy development and capacity building of the African transport sector, new demands and changing needs of the sector put pressure on…
March 31, 2013
Rail Transport: Framework for Improving Railway Sector Performanance in Sub Saharan Africa
When The African continent has been making regular headlines with double digits growth economies, an emerging middle class, an explosion in mobile communications, and huge untapped mineral resources…
March 11, 2013
Transport governance indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa
Good governance-or the absence of it-has concerned policy makers and other stakeholders in the transport sector for decades. Most stakeholders recognize that effective governance is crucial if…
January 07, 2013
The Soft Side of BRT: Lessons from 5 Developing Countries
This publication is based on an extensive review of the literature, interviews with stakeholders, and analysis of primary data to document lessons from the BRT experience in Jakarta, Indonesia; Lagos…
November 01, 2012
Rural Transport : Improving its Contribution to Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
The paper provides a framework that will help policy makers in Africa to move from stand-alone rural transport policies to comprehensive and integrated policies, positioning rural transport within…
October 31, 2012