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Transport In Burkina Faso
Transport in Burkina Faso consists primarily of road, air and rail transportation. The World Bank classified country's transportation as underdeveloped but noted that Burkina Faso is a natural geographic transportation hub for West Africa. Highways In 2002, there were a total of of highway in Burkina Faso, of which are paved. In 2000, the Government of Burkina Faso classified 15,000 kilometers of road as part of the national road network managed under the Ministry of Infrastructures Transport and Housing (MITH) through the Directorate of Roads (DGR). This network includes main inter-city roads and access roads for départments' capital cities. Only ten of the network's main roads are even partially paved, and the paved roads are plagued by dangerous potholes, missing signage, missing barriers and guardrails near roadside hazards, and no pavement markings to separate traffic moving in opposite directions As of May 2011 the country's road infrastructure was rated by the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu (, , , ) is the capital city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It is also the List of cities in Burkina Faso#Largest cities, country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's name is often shortened to ''Ouaga''. The inhabitants are called ''ouagalais''. The spelling of the name ''Ouagadougou'' is derived from the French orthography common in former French African colonies. Ouagadougou's primary industries are food processing and Textile industry, textiles. It is served by Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou, an international airport and is linked by rail to Abidjan in the Ivory Coast and, for freight only, to Kaya, Burkina Faso, Kaya. There are several highways linking the city to Niamey, Niger, south to Ghana, and southwest to Ivory Coast. Ouagadougou has one of West Africa's largest markets, which burned down in 2003 and has since reopened with be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dori, Burkina Faso
Dori (also known as Winde or Wendu) is a town in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the border of Niger. It is located at around . It is the capital of Sahel Region and has a population of 46,512 (2019). The main ethnic group is the Fula people, Fula (Fulani) but Tuaregs and Songhai people, Songhai are often present. It is a town known for its herders and popular livestock markets. Dori recorded a temperature of in 1984, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Burkina Faso. In 2020, it was reported that the Emir of Liptako lived in Dori. Climate Dori has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification ''BSh''). Mines In 2004, a proposal surfaced to link the manganese mines by rail with the seaports of Transport in Ghana, Ghana. Notable people * Roukiatou Maiga, humanitarian * Albert Ouédraogo, former interim Burkinabé Prime Minister * Ousmane Amirou Dicko, Emir of Liptako See also * Railway stations in Burkina Faso Gallery File:ASC Leiden - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break-of-gauge
With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run on those rails) meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, leading to passengers having to change trains, and freight having to be transloaded or transshipped. That can cause delays, added costs, and inconvenience to those travelling on affected routes. History Break of gauge was a common problem in the early days of railways, because standards had not yet been set and different organizations each used their own favored gauge on the lines they controlled. That was sometimes for mechanical and engineering reasons (optimizing for geography or particular types of load and rolling stock), and sometimes for commercial and competitive reasons (interoperability, or the lack of it, within and between companies and alliances were often key st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boankra
Boankra is a town in south-central Ghana. Transport It is served by a station on the eastern network of Ghana Railways. The proposed Boankra Inland Port is to be situated at this site linking the ports of Tema and Takoradi to the inner parts of the country and the landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. See also * Railway stations in Ghana The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country. Maps UNHCR Atlas Map Ghana- shows Topography. UN Map Ghana- shows Provinces GhanaNet Map Towns served by rail Existing The following towns or vi ... References Populated places in Ghana {{Ghana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe and is located about from Accra.Straight line distances from: Daft Logic; The city experiences a tropical savanna climate, with two rainy seasons which range from minor to major. Major ethnic groups who live in Kumasi are the Ashanti people, Asante, Mole-Dagbon people, Mole-Dagbon and Ewe people, Ewe. As of 2021, the mayor of the metropolitan is Samuel Pyne. The city was the capital of the Asante Empire, which at its peak covered large parts of present-day Ghana and the Ivory Coast. After being taken over by the British Empire, British in 1896 coupled with experiencing a fast population growth, Kumasi rapidly grew with improvements to its infrastructure, such as roads and the addition of railways. After Ghana gained it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast invested remarkably in its transport system. Transport Infrastructures are much more developed than they are other West African countries despite a crisis that restrained their maintenance and development. Since its independence in 1960, Ivory Coast put an emphasis on increasing and modernizing the transport network for human as well as for goods. Major infrastructures of diverse nature were built including railways, roads, waterways, and airports. In spite of the crisis, neighbor countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Guinea) still strongly depend on the Ivorian transport network for importing, exporting, and transiting their immigrants to Ivory Coast. Rail transport The nation's railway system is part of a 1 260 km long route that links the country to Burkina Faso and Niger. 1 156 km of railroad links Abidjan to Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. Built during colonial era by the firm Abidjan-Niger (RAN), this railroad freed several landlocked coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koudougou
Koudougou () is a city in Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé Province. It is located west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. With a population of 160,239 (2019), it is the List of cities in Burkina Faso, third most populous city in Burkina Faso after Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso, and is mainly inhabited by the Gurunsi peoples, Gurunsi and Mossi people, Mossi ethnic groups. Koudougou is situated on the Rail transport in Burkina Faso, only railway line in Burkina Faso and has some small industries, a market, a University of Koudougou, university and provincial government offices. Geography Situated on the Mossi Plateau, the city is west of Ouagadougou. In 1952 it was connected by rail to Ouagadougou and Abidjan. It is situated along the N13 road south of Sabou and north of Yako, Burkina Faso, Yako. The N21 road connects the city to Réo, Burkina Faso, Réo and the N14 connects it with Dédougou. Although the city's administrative borders used to extend further, the city cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banfora
Banfora is a city in southwestern Burkina Faso, with a population of 117,452 (2019 census) making it the sixth most populous city in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Comoe province. The city lies south-west of Bobo-Dioulasso, on the Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway. The Cascades de Karfiguéla are a series of waterfalls close to Banfora. History The first settlers were the Karaboro who with the Gouin and Turkas constitute the city's main ethnic groups. They are all from the south of Burkina Faso. In 1903 the French colonialist forces created a military post at Banfora and one year later created an administrative position there. In 1905 a road was built linking Banfora to Bobo-Dioulasso and in 1931 a railway was built to the town. Economy The economy has grown around the sugar cane industry. The city is also an important market town and there are hotels which support a small tourism industry linked to the Cascades de Karfiguéla. Transportation The city has a railroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It is the most populous French language, French-speaking city in West Africa. The city expanded quickly after the construction of a new wharf in 1931, followed by its designation as the capital city of the then-French colony in 1933. The completion of the Vridi Canal in 1951 enabled Abidjan to become an important sea port. Abidjan remained the capital of Ivory Coast after its independence from France in 1960. In 1983, the city of Yamoussoukro was designated as the official political capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and rail freight transport, freight transport globally, thanks to its Energy efficiency in transport, energy efficiency and potentially high-speed rail, high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by Diesel locomotive, diesel or Electric locomotive, electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital intensity, capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitarail Train
Sitarail is a private company that has the concession to operate railway lines formerly operated by national governments in West Africa, West and Central Africa. Countries include: * Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso * Cameroon Sitarail is part of the Bolloré group. Timeline 2016 * Operations were severely affected in September 2016 by the partial collapse of the Nzi River Bridge collapse, Nzi River Bridge, near Dimbokro. The bridge was repaired in 15 days. * Under Bolloré operatorship Sitarail have acquired ** 4 × EMD GT26 Series, GT26CU-3 clones National Railway Equipment, NRE CC33201-CC33204 ** 4 × EMD GT26 Series, GT26CU-3 clones National Railway Equipment, NRE CC33205-CC33208 (contract built by TŽV Gredelj in Croatia) * Grindrod Locomotives are Currently delivering ** 5 × EMD 645, 16-645 powered AC/AC units CC33209-CC33213 ** 6 × 700HP shunters (believed to be AC traction) * Six locomotives of an order for 16 ordered from Grindrod Locomotives for use in Rail transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
