Transport sector

In recent years, African governments have allocated 6-8% of their GDP to infrastructure development. This represents between 16 and 20 billion dollars, which is a considerable improvement compared to the 8 to 8.5 billion dollars allocated to infrastructure during the 1990s and It appears, however, that the amounts allocated by governments to infrastructure are well below needs.

The investment needs for new transport infrastructure and their maintenance in Africa are estimated at a minimum of 14.2 billion dollars per year. The financing needs for transport infrastructure in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been estimated at $ 6.4 billion.