Urheadmaster:
Both good and bad will pass through the "African Unity Road” to their respective destinations .

NaijaphiliaBlog:
The “African Unity Road” is a highway that will link 6 African nations, improving transport and delivering high-speed internet across the continent.

At Guezzam, on the border between Algeria and Niger, the last section is now nearing completion.

Conceived over 50 years ago, the Trans-Saharan Highway runs almost 5,000 kilometres from Algiers to Lagos in Nigeria. Its goal is to strengthen regional integration and promote trade between the north and south of the Sahara.

The road is also lined with thousands of kilometres of cable as part of another multinational project: the Trans-Saharan Fibre Optic Backbone.

SOURCE:
https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2022/11/22/africa-lens-5000-km-road-linking-6-african-countries-from-algiers-to-lagos-is-nearly-ready/

ghettochild:
More bandits coming Into nigeria

NaijaphiliaBlog:
The “African Unity Road” is a highway that will link 6 African nations, improving transport and delivering high-speed internet across the continent.

At Guezzam, on the border between Algeria and Niger, the last section is now nearing completion.

Conceived over 50 years ago, the Trans-Saharan Highway runs almost 5,000 kilometres from Algiers to Lagos in Nigeria. Its goal is to strengthen regional integration and promote trade between the north and south of the Sahara.

The road is also lined with thousands of kilometres of cable as part of another multinational project: the Trans-Saharan Fibre Optic Backbone.

SOURCE:
https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2022/11/22/africa-lens-5000-km-road-linking-6-african-countries-from-algiers-to-lagos-is-nearly-ready/

pansophist:
I watched a documentary about the road today, brilliant. But the problem is lack of free visa facilities and trade agreements to ease free movement and trade.

StrongestGuy:
Is the AfDB involved with this project?

Sounds like something right up Akinwumi Adesina's alley.

StrongestGuy:


Please share the link to the documentary. I've not been able to get much information about the project.

NaijaphiliaBlog:


We are yet to confirm that, but it is very likely, because of the sheer scale of the project and its requisite transnational mediation/logistics.

We do know that the African Development Bank (AfDB) is involved in the following:

1. This year at the Africa Investment Forum from 15 to 17 March 2022, a total of $15.6 billion was secured by the Bank to develop a 1,081 km long 6-lane highway corridor from Lagos to Abidjan.

That corridor is where 75% of all trade in the ECOWAS region happens. It will transport everything and will be borderless in that people can travel freely across that corridor.

The Lagos - Abidjan highway will significantly impact the economies of 5 West African countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. The new highway will start at Bingerville, in the eastern suburbs of Abidjan, and terminate at Mile 2 (Eric Moore) in Lagos. It will have a total of 8 border posts.

2. The Abidjan-Lagos highway is also one of 16 projects included in the Priority Action Plan of the African Union's Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), which is being implemented by the AfDB.

3. Further, the Abidjan-Lagos highway will complete the Enugu-Bamenda corridor linking southeast Nigeria in West Africa to southwest Cameroon in Central Africa. The 443-km highway, costing about $430 million, is being financed by the AfDB.

4. The Abidjan-Lagos highway will boost transport (roads, railroads, ports and airports) in West Africa and help accelerate implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA), a market of 1.3 billion consumers and with combined GDP of about $3 trillion.

5. The Bank also invested significantly in the Kazungula bridge linking Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia. After AfDB's investment, the wait time for trucks crossing the borders went from 14 days to only one hour.

6. The bank also invested $1 billion in constructing a highway between Addis Ababa and Nairobi, and which will eventually extend to Mombasa. That alone will allow an increase in trade of around 400% between Kenya and Ethiopia.

SOURCES:

https://www.africaglobalvillage.com/for-africa-to-prosper-africans-need-to-be-able-to-move/

https://www.africainvestmentforum.com/en/news/news/africa-investment-forum-catalyzing-financing-game-changing-abidjan-lagos-highway-project

So, yes, you are right - the "African Unity Road" sounds like something up AfDB / Adesina's alley!

DeFuturePresido:
Wow!

Never knew that the AfDB was doing so much for infrastructure on the continent.

These are truly massive projects.

NaijaphiliaBlog:
The “African Unity Road” is a highway that will link 6 African nations, improving transport and delivering high-speed internet across the continent.

At Guezzam, on the border between Algeria and Niger, the last section is now nearing completion.

Conceived over 50 years ago, the Trans-Saharan Highway runs almost 5,000 kilometres from Algiers to Lagos in Nigeria. Its goal is to strengthen regional integration and promote trade between the north and south of the Sahara.

The road is also lined with thousands of kilometres of cable as part of another multinational project: the Trans-Saharan Fibre Optic Backbone.

SOURCE:
https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2022/11/22/africa-lens-5000-km-road-linking-6-african-countries-from-algiers-to-lagos-is-nearly-ready/

IngeniousFunso:
Nice one.

This is what Africa needs.

UBER99Sam:
Yes o!

I can just imagine running Uber on this highway...

NaijaphiliaBlog:


Sorry, but Uber does not allow drivers to cross international borders.

This is because the specific licensing requirements for drivers vary from country to country.

However, that may actually be a great business opportunity for you; just set up a cross-border transport company.

pansophist:


I'll paste it when I find it. I watched it long time ago and can't seem to find it.