Publication Date: September 2024 Developed under the High Volume Transport (HVT) programme funded by UK International Development through the Foreign, Commonwealth &...
Decent Jobs for Sustainable Transport
by Philip Turner, Head of Sustainable Development, International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Photo by Farai Shawn Matiashe. Retrieved from africanarguments.org Public...
Reimagining the Road to Zero in the Global South: What Did We Learn and What Opportunities Lie Ahead for the African Region?
Earlier this year, the Global Partnership for Informal Transportation and the SLOCAT Partnership took on the challenge of creating a space for leading voices who are thinking...
Harnessing Intergovernmental Synergies Toward Green Mobility in Africa
by Jerry Ndayishimiye, Head of Marketing & PR Officer, SUL Mobility An electric van charging at EVP (evpcharger.com) charging station located at Total Energies Kacyiru...
Transit-Oriented Development as an Anchor to Compact, Equitable, and Accessible African Cities
by Carolyne Mimano, Maureen Kinyua, and Christopher Kost, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) brings compact, mixed-use...
Overcoming Arrested Mobility for Persons with Disabilities Across Africa
By Robert Ambunda with inputs by Fatoumata Diallo, Cabrel Tokam, Bianca Ryseck and Richard Unuigboje, SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport Figure 1: International...
Ethio-Djibouti Railway: a Line for People, Goods and the Planet
by Tebebu Terefe Mencha, Chief Safety Officer, Ethio-Djibouti Railway Here is a picture of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway (EDR)Credit photo by EDR.The Ethio-Djibouti Railway is a...
The Potential of Informal Transport to Provide Flexible, Low Carbon Logistics in the Global South
by Omolola Madoh Gegeleso, Lecturer, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Photo from M/S Pashupati Motors Logistics is the process of planning and executing the efficient...
“AFricroozE”: Eco- and Gender-Friendly Electric Bikes to Transform Mobility in Africa
By Najjiba Katesi, Executive Director, First African Bicycle Organisation (FABIO) Namuleme Hadija, a beneficiary of the water e-bike in Uganda The story of Namuleme Hadija is not...
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