By Magali Kreitmann – Deputy Director, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Côte d’Ivoire Abidjan is experiencing rapid demographic and urban growth, generating more than 17 million daily trips and placing increasing pressure on its infrastructure. Faced with congestion, inequalities in access and negative externalities, the city needs to significantly expand public transport capacity and develop a truly integrated multimodal system. Multimodal Transport Hubs (MTHs) are

Interview conducted by Marie Dols with Raymond Deschamps, former Director General of SYTRAL Mobilités. Now involved with CODATU, the author shares his experience in supporting Mobility Organising Authorities in Africa. He discusses the challenges of governance and multi-stakeholder coordination, which are particularly important in the context of Multimodal Transport Hubs. Can you explain the framework within which you work with urban transport stakeholders in Africa? Until

By Julien Allaire - International Director – Transitec: Mobility in the Right Direction As BRT and BHNS projects multiply across Africa, the challenge goes far beyond the question of mobility alone. Drawing on the “Transitec BDD Transport Capacitaire 2025” database, which inventories mass transit infrastructure across the continent, this article shows how these systems can guide urban growth and improve access to jobs and services. Their success, however, depends on their coo

By Marie Dols, Urban Planning and Mobility Expert Across Africa, projects involving Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), high-level service buses (BHNS), metro systems and urban railways are multiplying. In Abidjan, Dakar, Nouakchott, Nairobi and Addis Ababa, these infrastructures are generating high expectations. They are expected to respond to the rapid growth of cities, improve accessibility, reduce congestion and support economic development. But one question remains: can these proje