Road Asset Management
Road Management Initiative RMI -- Phase III -- Annual Report 1997/98
October 31, 1998
Rural Access & Mobility
Road Management Initiative, Rural Travel and Transport Program, Thirteenth Coordinating Committee Meeting,November 9-13, 1998, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Coordinating Committee for the Road Management Initiative (RMI) and the Rural Travel and Transport Program (RTTP) of the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (…
October 31, 1998
Regional Integration
The Abidjan-Ouagadougo Railway Concession
Since the 1980s, most Sub-Saharan African railways have been experiencing a severe crisis: declining traffic and revenue, lack of market orientation and poor service, continued operation of high-loss…
June 01, 1998
Rural Access & Mobility
Options for Managing and Financing Rural Transport Infrastructure
Ineffective rural transport services are a major obstacle to economic and social development in Sub Saharan Africa. Alleviating poverty requires improved access to social and economic facilities. And…
May 31, 1998
Programmatic
SSATP Progress Report 1997
The present progress report provides an update on the status of the Program, and captures the experience in running the Program since the restructuring of the Africa Region of the World Bank in mid-…
April 01, 1998
Rural Access & Mobility
The Provision of Rural Transport Services
The argument presented in this report is that the relationships between improved rural road infrastructure and the provision of complementary vehicle services have not been fully understood resulting…
March 31, 1998
Road Safety
Road Safety in Africa: Appraisal of Road Safety Initiatives in Five African Countries
Upon the request of the World Bank, Norway's Institute of Transport Economics appraised the road safety situation and road safety work in five African countries: Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya…
February 01, 1998
Road Asset Management
Role of the RMI in Sector Reform In Sub-Saharan Africa
January 31, 1998
Regional Integration
Multiple Ports of Call versus Hub-and-Spoke: Containerized Maritime Trade between West Africa and Europe
Although traffic volumes in many Sub-Saharan countries have increased significantly during this decade, containerized maritime trade in West Africa is still in its infancy. Intermodalism, which is…
January 01, 1998
Road Safety
The Economics of Traffic Safety
This note is based on a paper titled Traffic Safety as an Economic Issue of Developing and Industrialized Countries by Jorgen Karthum Hansen, which was presented at the World Bank/USFHWA/3M sponsored…
December 01, 1997
Railways
Concessioning of Rail Transport -- A New Approach to Restructuring Railways in Sub-Saharan Africa
As with many railways in developing and developed, countries, Sub-Saharan Africa's railways are now at a crossroads. Facing increased competition, the African railways will play an important…
July 01, 1997
Rural Access & Mobility
Planning Rural Transport in Africa
This note is based on an SSATP Working Paper entitled "Rural Transport Planning" written by Ed Connerly and Larry Schroeder, who argue that rural transport planning is essentially a…
June 01, 1997
Road Asset Management
Establishing an Adequate and Stable Flow of Funds: African Best Practice
May 31, 1997
Road Asset Management
Road Sector Reform: A Tale of Two Countries -- (Part 3) Impact and Lessons
This note is part 3 of a series intended to share information about issues raised in various SSATP reports. This note discusses the impact and lessons learned from road sector reforms in two…
May 01, 1997
Road Asset Management
A New Generation of Road Funds to the Rescue of African Roads
Financing road maintenance through road funds is not a new concept, but it is one that is rekindling interest. A new generation of road funds is emerging in Africa, quite distinct from "classic" road…
May 01, 1997
Programmatic
SSATP Progress Report 1997
The Sub-Sahara Africa Transport Program (SSATP) was launched in 1987 as a joint initiative of the World Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to improve transport sector…
March 31, 1997
Road Asset Management
Road Sector Reform: A Tale of Two Countriea,Part 1 Ghana- Serendipity of Foresight?
This note is the first of a series intended to share information about issues raised in various Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) reports. It discusses the road sector reform…
March 01, 1997
Road Asset Management
Media Dissemination of Road Sector Reforms
This note is based on a paper delivered by Sam M. Mwale at the RMI/ RTTP 11th Coordinating Committee Meeting in Kampala, October 1996. Mr. Mwale is a policy analyst with the Policy Research Group,…
January 01, 1997
