African ports, annual
much of it single-track and unelectrified
of classified network
port to inland hub, weighted
Commitment series, $bn
Subsector split, % of commitments
Leaders
Laggards
Rail-for-minerals is back
Lobito, Simandou and the TAZARA rehabilitation are the three transactions that will define whether critical-minerals demand converts into African logistics capacity or another extraction cycle.
This theme shapes project delivery, cost of capital and execution risk across the transport & logistics pipeline.
Interrogate project register →Port concessions are consolidating
DP World, AD Ports, MSC/TiL and CMA CGM now operate a controlling share of West and East African container capacity. Concentration is a regulatory question nobody is asking loudly enough.
This theme shapes project delivery, cost of capital and execution risk across the transport & logistics pipeline.
Interrogate project register →AfCFTA demand is corridor demand
Tariff liberalisation without transit-time reduction moves very little freight. Non-tariff barriers at borders remain the single largest cost line.
This theme shapes project delivery, cost of capital and execution risk across the transport & logistics pipeline.
Interrogate project register →Transactions in this sector · 31
| Project | Country | Value | Status | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway | Côte d'Ivoire | $15.6bn | Feasibility | 2035 |
| Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway | Nigeria | $11bn | Construction | 2030 |
| Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway | Tanzania | $10.4bn | Construction | 2028 |
| Abusera Mega Airport (Bishoftu) | Ethiopia | $10bn | Structuring | 2032 |
| Transnet Freight Rail Reform Programme | South Africa | $8bn | Structuring | 2030 |
| Lagos-Kano Standard Gauge Railway | Nigeria | $6.6bn | Construction | 2029 |
| Kenitra-Marrakech High-Speed Rail | Morocco | $5.4bn | Construction | 2029 |
| Cairo Monorail | Egypt | $4.5bn | Construction | 2026 |
| Kenya SGR Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba | Kenya | $3.6bn | Structuring | 2030 |
| Northern Corridor Upgrade | Kenya | $3.2bn | Construction | 2028 |
| Uganda Standard Gauge Railway | Uganda | $2.7bn | Structuring | 2031 |
| Lobito Atlantic Railway | Angola | $2.3bn | Construction | 2027 |
| Bugesera International Airport | Rwanda | $2bn | Construction | 2028 |
| Algiers Metro Extensions | Algeria | $2bn | Construction | 2028 |
| Kolwezi-Dilolo Rail Rehabilitation | DR Congo | $1.6bn | Construction | 2028 |
| Lekki Deep Sea Port | Nigeria | $1.5bn | Operational | 2023 |
| TAZARA Rehabilitation Concession | Tanzania | $1.4bn | Structuring | 2029 |
| Tanger Med Expansion | Morocco | $1.4bn | Operational | 2021 |
| Dakhla Atlantic Port | Morocco | $1.1bn | Construction | 2029 |
| Dakar TER Phase II | Senegal | $1.1bn | Construction | 2027 |
| Abidjan Port Second Container Terminal | Côte d'Ivoire | $1bn | Operational | 2022 |
| Suez Canal Second Channel Extension | Egypt | $1bn | Construction | 2026 |
| Maputo Corridor Concession Renewal | Mozambique | $0.9bn | Operational | 2033 |
| Transgabonais Rail Recapitalisation | Gabon | $0.8bn | Structuring | 2029 |
| Berbera Port & Corridor | Somaliland | $0.7bn | Operational | 2022 |
| Walvis Bay Corridor Logistics Hub | Namibia | $0.7bn | Structuring | 2029 |
| Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway Uplift | Ethiopia | $0.6bn | Structuring | 2028 |
| Doraleh Multipurpose Port Expansion | Djibouti | $0.6bn | Construction | 2027 |
| Tema Port Terminal 3 Phase 2 | Ghana | $0.6bn | Construction | 2027 |
| Mombasa Port Berth 22 & Container Terminal III | Kenya | $0.5bn | Construction | 2027 |
| Lomé Container Terminal Expansion | Togo | $0.4bn | Operational | 2023 |
AI sector briefing
Generate a structured note on Transport & Logistics: where capital is going, what is binding, and what to watch over the next 24 months.