Transport

Substantial investment in the road network is under way in Bahrain. The standout project is the upcoming King Hamad Causeway, which will provide an additional link to Saudi Arabia, and is set to be built on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis.

Targeting improvements in domestic infrastructure as well as expanding the links between the kingdom, the rest of the Gulf region and further afield, Bahrain is investing heavily in its transport networks. Among the major ongoing developments is the Airport Modernisation Programme, launched in 2016 to cater for rising air traffic and with the...

Since political stability returned after 2011, Côte d’Ivoire’s transport sector has been undergoing rapid development, and the country is now re-emerging as a leading regional transport centre. A number of challenges persist, however, particularly in regards to the maintenance of the national road network, the state of the country’s sole...

Transport authorities in Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital of Abidjan are working on a medium-term plan to replace and expand the city’s public buses and boats, raise the number of bridges in the congested city from three to five and construct a metro network.

Flag carrier Air Côte d’Ivoire (ACI) began operations in 2012 to replace its insolvent predecessor, Air Ivoire. The airline is now well established and serves Abidjan, Bouaké, Korhogo, San Pedro, Odienné and Man domestically, as well as 20 cities throughout West Africa.

While the trucking industry, Egypt’s main form of freight transport, is being constrained by the reduction in fuel subsidies and the higher cost of imported fuel as a result of local currency depreciation, rail is primed for development. Egypt has a long history of rail transport. The country developed a rail network in the 19th century under...