It should be noted that the "unpaved road" across northeastern Congo is more like a path through the forest. The forest grew over what was left of the old road long ago and if they rebuild it, the forest will claim it again. There's a reason the river has always been a preferable mode of transport through the region.
The Arlit to Algeria section of the trans Sahara in Niger was just the subject of a donors confrence in Niamey, feted by the junta. The Agadez - Taout section has been worked on for at least seven years without much progress. Decent paved roads, of which there remain few, would be an unimaginable boon to Niger, as they have been in Mali.
"Because the consequences for human welfare involved in questions like these are simply staggering: Once one starts to think about them, it is hard to think about anything else." (Lucas 1988, On the Mechanics of Economic Development)
"The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point however is to change it" (Marx 1888)
Roving Bandit is a reference to Mancur Olson, not because I think I'm some kind of badass.
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It should be noted that the "unpaved road" across northeastern Congo is more like a path through the forest. The forest grew over what was left of the old road long ago and if they rebuild it, the forest will claim it again. There's a reason the river has always been a preferable mode of transport through the region.
Wow - Malawi's totally out of the picture
So is Southern Sudan..
The Arlit to Algeria section of the trans Sahara in Niger was just the subject of a donors confrence in Niamey, feted by the junta. The Agadez - Taout section has been worked on for at least seven years without much progress. Decent paved roads, of which there remain few, would be an unimaginable boon to Niger, as they have been in Mali.
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