West African Highway Construction Still Fraught with Interstate Obstacles and Financing Challenges
October 2nd, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the status of the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’: After successfully launching the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’ back in 2017, the five West African States – Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria – are still reviewing mechanisms for its implementation. Series […]
Read more »Shippers Give Ghana Wide Berth Due To High Port Fees
August 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how Togo and Cote d’Ivoire are benefiting as Ghana’s high port fees deter shippers: A 20% drop in container traffic at Ghanaian ports suggests Togo and Cote d’Ivoire are seen as more attractive. Recent data from Ghana’s port authority shows a notable decline in port traffic, with […]
Read more »Megalopolis: How Coastal West Africa Will Shape The Coming Century
October 27th, 2022
Courtesy of The Guardian, a look at how – by the end of the century – Africa will be home to 40% of the world’s population – and nowhere is this breakneck-pace development happening faster than this 600-mile stretch between Abidjan and Lagos: It has long been said that no one knows with any certainty […]
Read more »Togo’s New Cybersecurity Center Will Serve All of Africa
September 1st, 2022
Via Quartz, an article on Togo’s leadership in Africa’s cybersecurity space: A new cybersecurity center in Togo is poised to add into efforts by individual African countries to secure the continent’s cyberspace. In November 2021, Kaspersky reported that Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya recorded a combined total of 81 million cyber attacks in three months, signaling how […]
Read more »Why Is Google Laying A Subsea Internet Cable In Africa?
May 29th, 2022
Via Quartz, an article on why Google is laying a subsea internet cable in Africa: Big tech companies from Silicon Valley tend to focus most business attention in the US and Europe where they make the most money. But they are increasingly setting their sights on Africa, too. Amazon is building a Prime Video team to develop […]
Read more »Togo’s Plans For Managing Google’s Equiano Cable?
March 28th, 2022
Via Quartz Africa, an article on how Togo plans to make the most of managing Google’s Equiano cable: Last week, Togo became the first African country to land Equiano, Google’s subsea internet cable for Africa. The cable, which is part of the tech giant’s $1 billion investment in Africa, will land in Nigeria, Namibia, and South Africa later this year. What good […]
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