Côte d’Ivoire has seen rapid growth since a decade-long bout of civil unrest ended in 2011, registering an average GDP growth rate of 9.3% in the five years to 2016. By far the biggest economy in the UEMOA and the third largest in ECOWAS, the IMF expects GDP expansion in the West African nation to be sustained, forecasting growth of above 7% through to 2019.
L’adoption d’une approche pluri-facettes pour développer les transports urbains ivoiriens devrait permettre de fluidifier la circulation à Abidjan, la capitale commerciale du pays, et d’améliorer les échanges commerciaux à l’échelle nationale et régionale.
La quasi-totalité du commerce intérieur ivoirien s’effectuant par la route, l’Etat s’est fixé comme priorité la rénovation de plusieurs axes clés, et de nombreux projets ont démarré récemment ou ont obtenu les financements nécessaires à leur réalisation.
As economic growth opens up new opportunities for the development of domestic industries and attracts foreign direct investment, Côte d’Ivoire’s land transport networks are feeling the pressure. In order to accommodate increased traffic volumes and to further improve connections between urban and rural areas, as well as ease the link between...
Despite the large investments targeted at improving transport infrastructure across the country, insufficient investment in infrastructure maintenance over the years, coupled with rising traffic volumes and informality in the transport sector, have kept costs high and performance figures low. According to the World Bank’s logistics performance...
To capitalise on its geographic position, Côte d’Ivoire is investing heavily to revamp and modernise its ageing transport infrastructure. A significant portion of the expansion work is focused on the port of Abidjan, the country’s primary maritime facility and an important source of public revenues. However, with GDP expanding by 8.4% in 2015...
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