Urban Transport & Mobility
Embracing Informal Transport: A New Paradigm for Urban Mobility
This SSATP technical report calls for a paradigm shift in how Sub-Saharan African cities approach informal public transport (IPT), recognizing its central role in meeting urban mobility needs. Based…
May 22, 2025
Programmatic
2024 Annual Report
The 2024 Annual Report of the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) provides a comprehensive overview of the program's activities and achievements from January 1 to December 31, 2024. It highlights…
April 28, 2025
Road Asset Management
SSATP's Fourth Pillar: Resilient Road Asset Management
This pillar brief introduces the newly launched Resilient Road Asset Management (RRAM) thematic area, the fourth pillar of the SSATP's Fourth Development Plan (DP4, 2022-2026). RRAM aims to help…
March 23, 2025
Regional Integration
Catching up on Digital Port Infrastructure for Africa
This SSATP working paper examines the urgent need for digitalization of Africa’s port infrastructure in light of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) mandatory Maritime Single Window (MSW…
March 22, 2025
Road Safety
Africa Status Report on Road Safety 2025
The Africa Status Report on Road Safety 2025 represents a significant milestone in establishing a harmonized monitoring mechanism for Africa, building on prior efforts by the Africa Transport Policy…
February 18, 2025
Road Safety
Road Safety Performance Monitoring Framework
Effective road safety management requires a structured and data-driven approach to monitor progress and guide interventions. This report presents the Road Safety Performance Management Framework (…
January 29, 2025
Road Safety
SSATP Leaders in Road Safety Management (LRSM) Training Program: Final Report
The final report of the SSATP Leaders in Road Safety Management (LRSM) Training Program details the comprehensive approach utilized to develop the capacity building program based on the Safe System…
June 03, 2024
Programmatic
2023 Annual Report
The 2023 Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of SSATP's main activities and achievements from January 1 to December 31, 2023, focusing on the second year of implementation of the Fourth…
May 22, 2024
Urban Transport & Mobility
The Senegal Bus Renewal Program: From 2005 until 2023
The report, authored by Fatima Arroyo-Arroyo and Ajay Kumar, details the Senegal Bus Renewal Program from 2005 to 2023. This publication documents the program's efforts to modernize informal…
May 15, 2024
Regional Integration
Toward a Data-Driven Understanding of Trade and Transport Corridors
This SSATP working paper is an evaluative exploration into the utilization of transport corridor monitoring systems to enhance corridor management across Africa. The report provides a comparative…
April 02, 2024
Regional Integration
Status of Digitalization and Policy Impediments in African Ports
This SSATP working paper explores the challenges and opportunities related to digitalization in African ports and the maritime supply chain. It provides an overview of the current status of…
March 11, 2024
Urban Transport & Mobility
Institutions in Motion: Learning from the Experience of Urban Mobility Organizing Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa
This SSATP report provides a comprehensive analysis of urban mobility organizing authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa. By examining case studies from cities like Accra, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es…
February 29, 2024
Regional Integration
Digitalization in African Ports: National Fact Files
The National Fact Files for Maritime Digital Maturity, a key output of the African Ports Digitalization Study, provide an essential resource for understanding and enhancing the digital transformation…
October 01, 2023
Urban Transport & Mobility
The minibus renewal and professionalization process: a combined approach to modernize paratransit services in Dakar, Senegal
“The minibus renewal and professionalization process: a combined approach to modernize paratransit services in Dakar, Senegal,” is one of eight case studies part of a series titled Studies of…
May 24, 2023
Urban Transport & Mobility
The Regulation of buses and minibuses: private sector participation as catalysts to reform in Kigali, Rwanda
“The Regulation of buses and minibuses: private sector participation as catalysts to reform in Kigali, Rwanda,” is one of eight case studies part of a series titled Studies of Informal Passenger…
May 24, 2023
Urban Transport & Mobility
From complete formalization encompassing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to the corporatization of informal Public Transport owner/operators: Cape Town, South Africa
“From complete formalization encompassing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to the corporatization of informal Public Transport owner/operators: Cape Town, South Africa” is one of eight case studies part of a…
May 24, 2023
Programmatic
Annual Report 2022
The purpose of this report is to keep African member countries, development partners and the SSATP Executive Committee abreast of the Program’s progress. This is the first annual report for the SSATP…
February 24, 2023
Programmatic
DP3 Publications Brochure: A Wealth of Knowledge
Throughout the Third Development Plan (DP3), a multi-year work program spanning 2016-2021, SSATP focused on supporting member countries with developing sound transport strategies and policies to…
September 30, 2022
Programmatic
SSATP Fourth Development Plan (DP4)
The Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) launched its next five-year strategy cycle, the Fourth Development Plan (DP4), at the DP4 Stakeholders Engagement Meetings hosted by the European…
June 16, 2022
Road Safety
A Study of Road Safety Lead Agencies in Africa
Road traffic fatalities and injuries are a global concern acknowledged in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an African concern acknowledged in the African Road Safety Charter,…
May 30, 2022
Programmatic
Third Development Plan (DP3) Completion Report
This report provides an extensive analysis of SSATP’s Third Development Plan (DP3, spanning 2016-2021) and its many achievements covering the Program's main focus areas: regional integration, urban…
February 11, 2022
