Africa Transportation News 2022 Week 20

By News.CN: Municipal authorities in Africa should reconfigure urban planning to boost adoption of non-motorized transport that promotes climate resilience and human health, experts said Thursday at the ninth Africities summit underway in Kenya’s western city of Kisumu. For more Africa Transportation news updates, Keep Visiting. https://english.news.cn/africa/20220520/6a3fa4f3f0594c0380d94c92963bbfd3/c.html

By Africa News: Kenya has opened a  new Chinese-built expressway in the Kenyan capital Nairobi . It is expected to help boost the economy of the African nation, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for transportation and infrastructure.  https://www.africanews.com/2022/05/16/relief-for-motorists-as-kenya-opens-nairobi-expressway// AND https://www.africanews.com/2022/05/16/relief-for-motorists-as-kenya-opens-nairobi-expressway/?jwsource=cl

Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Inc. announced a new campaign regarding the application, which allows to benefit from the urban public transportation with contactless credit and debit cards, even if there is no transportation card. Those who use the contactless card with the MasterCard logo will be able to get 20 ride free of charge every day between 17 May and 1 June. https://www.raillynews.com/2022/05/kayseri-toplu-ulasiminda-ucretsiz-binis-kampanyasi/

The Moroccan subsidiary of the French company Webhelp, which specialises in customer management, is joining forces with the start-up Medina Bike Marrakech to install new bicycle stations across Morocco. This partnership will strengthen green mobility and create jobs in the Cherifian kingdom. https://www.afrik21.africa/en/morocco-webhelp-to-sponsor-medina-bike-marrakechs-bike-expansion/

In Zimbabwe, energy solutions company Zuva has signed a contract with electric vehicle manufacturer Electric Vehicle Center Africa (EVCA) to install a network of charging stations for electric vehicles. The charging stations, which are powered by both mains and solar energy, will enable the East African country to develop its green mobility strategy. https://www.afrik21.africa/en/zimbabwe-zuva-to-install-a-network-of-charging-points-for-electric-cars/

Improvements to Lagos’ transport network will be financed by the World Bank Group, in a deal which also involved a local law firm. International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s development finance institution, has provided USD 50 million in financial support for two new bus corridors in Lagos, Nigeria. https://iclg.com/alb/17892-lagos-receives-bus-funding

Nigerian entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo has been converting petrol mini-buses into electric vehicles at his workshop, but he is now going a step further to build solar battery-powered buses from scratch in a push to promote clean energy and curb pollution. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-entrepreneur-builds-electric-mini-buses-clean-energy-push-2022-05-16/

In Gauteng, PRASA is reportedly working on four priority corridors which will be ready to run train services by the end of October. PRASA said the lines in the Gauteng region will be closed to allow for the uninterrupted rehabilitation and installation of electrical infrastructure and the restoration of rail tracks that were stolen and/vandalised during lockdown. 

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/prasa-maintenance-work-routes-lines-affected-pretoria-naledi-pienaarsporrt/

In East Africa’s major cities, the skyline is changing. From the ageing buildings, potholed roads and chaotic transport systems, a new order is emerging. New skyscrapers have sprouted and big-ticket transport infrastructure networks are in the works. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/roads-railways-and-bridges-east-africa-3814926

Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos said on Wednesday it will ban motorcycle taxis from operating in most of the traffic-clogged city, removing a popular mode of transport for residents. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-lagos-bans-nuisance-motorbike-taxis-most-roads-2022-05-18/

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The Maputo transport authorities have revived plans to establish a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which should greatly improve conditions for bus passengers in the Mozambican capital. https://allafrica.com/stories/202205160621.html

The U.S. government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and representatives from the Governments of Benin and Niger met May 12-13 to advance a proposed regional development grant designed to reduce the cost of transportation along the road corridor between the port of Cotonou and the capital city of Niamey. https://african.business/2022/05/apo-newsfeed/u-s-benin-niger-make-progress-on-strengthening-cross-border-transportation/

SOUTH AFRICA: Government sets out ambitions to make rail South Africa’s ‘transport backbone’. A White Paper on National Rail Policy has set out the Department of Transport’s ambitions to make rail the backbone of the transport network by 2050. https://www.railwaygazette.com/policy/government-sets-out-ambitions-to-make-rail-south-africas-transport-backbone/61653.article