All modes of transportation benefit from the existence of roads, including this cyclist carrying a huge Nile perch that he probably fished out of Lake Victoria, Uganda......ia Lake, Uganda..........
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Trains continue to play a vital economic role. But the running equipment often is antiquated. economic role.
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Because colonial powers were mostly interested in sourcing export crops and minerals from Africa, all rail lines run from mines or agricultural areas where they were produced to a harbor from which they could be exported. Except in Southern Africa, railways seldom connect adjacent countries with each other.........exported. Consequently, all African railways run from agricultural areas to coastal cities..
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In today's trans-Saharan trade, camels have long been replaced by trucks. But the spirit of caravans subsists in the nostalgic lifestyle of a small number of people, like this Sudanese camel driver.
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Few rivers in Sub-Saharan Africa are suitable for large ships. The Zaire River is an important exception. There is one caveat, however: at several places, traffic is interrupted by gigantic rapids. River transportation is still the only way to reach many parts of Zaire's equatorial forest.....
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(Don't mind the girl in the foreground, she's just trying to annoy me!) Roads are also used by horse drawn taxis in present day Ethiopia. You won't find them in the capital city, but they are present in all secondary towns.....
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The economic effect of railways was to enable people deep inside Africa to produce crops for sale and export. The same process is still at work along the railway line connecting Addis Ababa with Djibouti: small farming communities along the way feverishly sell their fruit production to passengers on passing trains..
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Bus lines connect major cities. They are uncomfortable but cheap and moderately reliable.
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Not all roads are paved, leaving them vulnerable to rainfall runoff. tive.
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As a result of the financial difficulties experienced by public buses, competition from private transporters, like Nairobi's 'matatus' shown here, is fierce. Public transportation in Africa is largely privately-owned. ...............................................................................
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Hurried or cautious travelers therefore often opt for air transportation. Small airfields abound and private planes are used by development projects and non-governmental organizations..ions...................
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Road transportation means gasoline. Apart from the logistical challenge that delivering gas to every corner of this huge continent represents, the reliance on road transportation also makes African countries vulnerable to changes in oil prices..ces.
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Those who cannot afford a car or a moped must walk or rely on public transportation. Many African cities operate a publicly-owned bus system. Because fares are set low to help the urban poor, public buses do not cover their costs and are poorly maintained. Nairobi buses, shown here, are among the better ones.
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Local transportation, say, to and from markets, is largely in the hands of private transporters. This truck in Ghana has been cleverly transformed into a passenger bus.and from the market in Ghana..
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Rail faces fierce competition from road transportation. Many African railways have difficulties maintaining tracks and equipment, let alone expanding their geographical coverage..........age.........................................................
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Roads are not only used by cars and trucks. This donkey-drawn cart is able to deliver firewood to the nearby city thanks to the existence of a road. of a road.
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Coastal trade developed early along the coast of East Africa under the impetus of Arab traders. This boat in contemporary Kenya still uses an Arab-style sail........ent of Arab dows
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The first thing colonial powers did in order to assert their political authority on Sub-Saharan Africa was to build railways. Most African railways were constructed in the early 1900s when trains were the most cost effective mode of transportation.........................................
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Urban traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa looks amazingly familiar. And it is. Except for occasional liberties with the traffic code. But isn't it nice to give free reign to one's imagination from time to time?
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Mopeds too run on gas. So, when there is a power outage and you have to go to work, someone's got to crank the pump!!
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In some places (but surprisingly not all), mopeds and other motorbikes have become the preferred mode of transportation of city dwellers. That is, for whomever can afford that luxury -- mostly civil servants.nts....
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Tropical climate raises special difficulties for road maintenance. Certain roads are often impassable during the rainy season.ing the rainy season....
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The dark irony is that, whenever public authorities can afford to pave road, as in Nigeria for instance, drivers and their equipment are rarely up to par! Driving in some parts of Africa can be very dangerous.us.
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Maintaining roads not only requires regularly resurfacing them. Various works of art, like this bridge, succumb to torrential rains and regularly have to be rebuilt.
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Urban transportation is much less problematic. In recent years, however, governments' tight budgets combined with rapid urban expansion have prevented a proper maintenance of urban road systems..tems.
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Inland bodies of water facilitate transport and trade. This is true, for instance, of lagoons along the West African coast, like Lake Togo shown here.e......
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Conditions are particularly bad in the humid tropics where the abundance of rains and vegetation hinders trafic.
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As a result, vehicles suffer a great deal and are very costly to operate.
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Here, an old ferryboat takes trucks and passengers across one of the many rivers that hinder traffic in the African equatorial forest.
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In Sub-Saharan Africa today, road transportation is the most common way of moving things and people around. Often in the same vehicle!!
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Crossing large rivers also presents a special challenge. Travellers are ferried across the Niger river on small boats and canoes...oes.......
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