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Kampala, 18-21 October 2010

SSATP Annual meeting 2010 Theme: “Moving Africa Forward: Transport Policies for Growth and Integration”. Kampala, 18-21 October 2010. For a competitive and prosperous West Africa: Free movement of people and goods.

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Kampala, 18-21 October 2010

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  1. SSATP Annual meeting 2010Theme: “Moving Africa Forward: Transport Policies for Growth and Integration” Kampala, 18-21 October 2010

  2. For a competitive and prosperous West Africa: Free movement of people and goods

  3. Supports job creation and poverty reduction in West Africa through export-driven development. The USAID-funded West Africa Trade Hub The Trade Hub also addresses key challenges in transport & logistics, finance and the business environment that hurt West Africa’s ability to compete in world markets

  4. What are the problems? • High costs • Long delays • Uncertainty in time and costs • Corruption • Excessive number of barriers and controls

  5. A campaign to give new life to ECOWAS and WAEMU’s visions of a West Africa without barriers to the free movement of people and goods

  6. Partners in road governance • WAEMU with the USAid West Africa Trade Hub document sand reports on the delays and bribes experienced by truck drivers withlegal trucks and loadsalong 6 transit corridors • The USAidAgribusiness and Trade Promotion document road harassment for regionaltrade in selectedagricultural products • The Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organizationdocuments road harassment for all trade on this corridor with a specialemphasis on border crossingdelays

  7. ATP – perishable products & often poorly documented OPA – properly documented trade Observations complement each other - Ghana ALCO – Trades of all kind

  8. The advantage of being legal Drivers with their papers in order, driving trucks that meet requirements ,, carrying goods that are properly documented are much less harassed! 6.5x 6.0x

  9. A serious handicap to economic development – expensive and inefficient transport Standard 20’ container via Tema port The salary of an american trucker = 25x the salary of a West African trucker!

  10. Import: total informal cost USD 438 (8% of total transport & logistics costs) One surprise (maybe) – the distribution of informal costs Corruption at road barriers represents 7% of total informal costs (import)

  11. Where are the issues?

  12. Mali : National Transport Observatory agents have been removedfrom control points • Sénégal : The Police and Gendarmerie willreducecontrol points from 8 and 11 to 3 et 4 respectively on the Dakar-Bamako corridor • Togo : All fixed control points along the Lomé – Ouagadougou corridor willbeeliminatedexceopt for thoseatDavie and Mango • Private / Public parternershipscreated to implement RRTC recommandations • The Road Governance projectwill document and report on whether or not Governmentswill live up to thesecommitments Impact of the Transport component Actions and Commitments

  13. Thank you for your attention Amadou BA : aba@watradehub.com Christel Annequin : cannequin@watradehub.com Please visit our web site : www.watradehub.com www.borderlesswa.com

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