Transportation

A tale of two Camerons and a return to Victorian values – Daily Telegraph

In making these grandiose allusions, the Cameroons must hope that their mighty schemes encourage … radically increased capacity (especially for freight), and a modernised transport system ready for the new demands of the global economy – or not?

Analysis – Fuel subsidy cuts test faith in African governments – Reuters UK

Economists argue that if the region’s governments manage the savings properly, some of the world’s poorest countries will see improvements in transport … while other countries like Cameroon — which has said it will cut subsidies in 2012 …

Banana Production – Cameroon Targets 500,000 Tons Annually by 2013 – AllAfrica.com

He noted that Cameroon exported 247,210 tons of bananas in 2011 mainly … Other nagging problems encountered by the sector include the high cost of transportation; due to increase in fuel price; inadequate supply of electricity; lack of potable water … Continue reading

Nigeria: Billions Siphoned By Corruption Could Have Been Used to Maintain Fuel Subsidy – AllAfrica.com

But a majority of the population lives on less than two dollar a day, and the removal of the fuel subsidy since Jan. 1 has hit the poor hard by more than doubling petrol prices and transport … Niger and … Continue reading

Nigeria: Reduce Cost of Governance, Bureaucratic Corruption, FG Told – AllAfrica.com

According to Edem and his colleagues, “Government has said that Nigerian petroleum prices must go up because other countries around Nigeria like Ghana, Niger, Chad and Cameroun sell … cushion the effect of mass transportation around the …

NIGERIA: BILLIONS SIPHONED BY CORRUPTION ARE TARGET OF PROTEST – MENAFN

But a majority of the population lives on less than two dollar a day, and the removal of the fuel subsidy since Jan. 1 has hit the poor hard by more than doubling petrol prices and transport fares … Niger … Continue reading

Corruption Fuels Public Anger – Inter Press Service

But a majority of the population lives on less than two dollar a day, and the removal of the fuel subsidy since Jan. 1 has hit the poor hard by more than doubling petrol prices and transport fares … Niger … Continue reading

UPDATE 3-Nigerian fuel price protests grow on second day – CNBC

But economists say the subsidy is wasteful and corrupt, sending billions of dollars intended for the poor to a cartel of petrol importers, and encouraging smuggling into neighbouring Benin and Cameroon … have left power and transport networks and …

Transporters say subsidy removal to end fuel smuggling – Vanguard

Abuja – Transport operators have expressed optimism that the removal … the move by the Federal Government is that those smugglers who takes our fuel to Niger, Cameroun and other countries would stop this activity because the price would be … Continue reading

Subsidy removal will end fuel smuggling -Transporters – Vanguard

Abuja – Transport operators have expressed optimism that the removal … the move by the Federal Government is that those smugglers who takes our fuel to Niger, Cameroun and other countries would stop this activity because the price would be … Continue reading