The African Development Bank approved additional funds worth more than $ 13 million for the Abidjan-Lagos highway corridor development project.

The ECOWAS Committee ’s representatives from Côte d’ Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria provided this loan to the West African countries, which will be used specifically to cover part of the costs related to the project ’s research. The kilometer highway is connected to eight border posts.

Currently, the road traverses the five major economic centers of the five participating member states, from Bingerville in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to the second mile in Lagos, Nigeria, also known as Eric Moore (Eric Moore).

The importance of the Abidjan-Lagos project

The Abidjan-Lagos Highway Corridor is an important regional trade and transportation corridor that aims to strengthen trade and integration in West Africa by providing accurate maritime port access to landlocked countries. The road axis is connected to other corridors on the north-south axis, connecting Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad to countries that are completely surrounded by land, and traverses the railway network and connects the main port and airport areas of West Africa.

"The transportation sector plays a very important role in the economic development of the West Africa region. It brings about 5 to 8% of its GDP. However, the lack of intangible and intangible infrastructure greatly reduces its regional economic growth. Impact. "The African Development Bank said in a press release.

The Abidjan-Lagos Corridor project is part of the African Infrastructure Development Plan implemented by the Pan-African Agency. It is also part of the Dakar-Lagos large coastal corridor project and constitutes an important part of the trans-African road network.

Earlier, French media reported that the Economic Community of West African States planned to build the highway (Lagos-Dakar) from Lagos, the largest port city in Nigeria, to Dakar, the capital of Senegal. According to the plan, the expressway is divided into two phases of construction. In the first phase, the road from Abidjan to Lagos in Cote d’ Ivoire is constructed with a total length of 1028; 3000 kilometers long. Editor / Huang Lijun