Public Management

AfDB reassures construction of the Lagos-Abidjan road will start by 2022

AfDB reassures construction of the Lagos-Abidjan road will start by 2022
Friday, 27 December 2019 17:26

Construction of the Lagos-Abidjan corridor, the deal which was signed since March 2014, will start by 2022. The good news was announced by AfDB Chairman, Akinwumi Adesina, on the sidelines of the 56th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held Saturday in Abuja.

“The Lagos-Abidjan highway will become a reality [...] That’s why the African Development Bank has provided 11.1 million dollars to the ECOWAS Commission to develop the Master Plan for the Lagos-Abidjan highway corridor,” the leader said.

“And we will be providing an additional 13.5 million dollars for the feasibility studies to be completed in 2020. We expect that construction will start in 2022,” he added. The project is also receiving assistance from the European Union. It is one of the 16 projects included in the Priority Action Plan (PAP) of the African Union's Continental Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA).

The six-lane highway is 1,028 km long and includes 8 border crossing points, linking some of the largest and most economically dynamic cities in West Africa (Abidjan, Accra, Cotonou, Lomé, and Lagos). The stakes for the region, under this project, are high as the Lagos-Abidjan corridor will also connect West African seaports to all landlocked countries namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

Romuald Ngueyap

Additional Info

  • communiques: Non
  • couleur: N/A
On the same topic
Seven of Nigeria's top 11 listed banks missed the March 31 deadline for 2025 audited accounts, all citing pending Central Bank approval The bottleneck...
DRC secures $3.1 million UK funding for agricultural SMEs Program to support 5,000 farmers, including women-led businesses Initiative targets...
AfDB approved $755m across 18 projects between January and mid-April 2026, a 443% jump on the same period last year — its strongest start since...
BOAD exits BOA Bénin and Niger, sells stakes to Sonimex BOA Bénin posts growth; BOA Niger sees sharp profit decline Divestment reflects...
Most Read
01

Algeria launches bid for two NGSO satellite telecom licenses Move aims to expand broadband ac...

Algeria Opens Satellite Market to Competition, Inviting Global Operators
02

Four major operators—Mauritel, Mattel, Rimatel, and Chinguitel—submitted a combined bid of ...

Mauritanian Telecom Operators Submit $27 Million Combined Bid for 5G Licenses
03

(EBID) - EBID aims to allocate nearly 41% of its commitments to projects with environmental and...

EBID makes giant strides for a green transition in west africa
04

Nigeria, Nestlé sign MoU for dairy training center in Abuja Center to train farmers in breeding, ...

Nigeria, Nestlé partner to strengthen dairy sector skills
05

Operators review 2025 investments, outline 2026 expansion plans Consumer complaints persist...

Cameroon Presses Telecom Operators on Service Quality as Complaints Rise
Enter your email to receive our newsletter

Ecofin Agency provides daily coverage of nine key African economic sectors: public management, finance, telecoms, agribusiness, mining, energy, transport, communication, and education.
It also designs and manages specialized media, both online and print, for African institutions and publishers.

SALES & ADVERTISING

regie@agenceecofin.com 
Tél: +41 22 301 96 11 
Mob: +41 78 699 13 72


EDITORIAL
redaction@agenceecofin.com

More information
Team
Publisher

ECOFIN AGENCY

Mediamania Sarl
Rue du Léman, 6
1201 Geneva
Switzerland

 

Ecofin Agency is a sector-focused economic news agency, founded in December 2010. Its web platform was launched in June 2011. ©Mediamania.

 
 

Please publish modules in offcanvas position.