African seaports and development in historical perspective

Olukoju, Ayodeji

doi:10.1177/0843871419886806

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“…Regarding the railway infrastructure, railway construction in Angolan began in 1887, and in 1989 the Luanda railway line was inaugurated, and in 1910 and 1912 the Moçâmedes and Benguela railway lines were inaugurated respectively. In 1961, the Moçâmedes railway was extended to Menongue in the interior (Olukoju, 2020). Currently, the country has a railway network of 2.950 km, of which 2.725 km have been rehabilitated with the investment of more than $3 billion, all the way the railway network still needs interventions (Muzima, 2019).…”

Section: Angola's Transport Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Road, Rail and Port Infrastructure on the Angolan Export Growth: An Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag Analysis

Campos

2023

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This study seeks to analyze the impact of investment in road, rail, and port infrastructure on Angola’s exports growth, using imports and GDP per capita as control variables. This study uses annual data for the period 2000-2020. The Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag is applied to determine the existence of short-run and long-run correlation between the variables. The results of the model suggest that there is a short-run and a long-run relationship between transport infrastructure investment, imports, exports, and economic growth. The coefficient of the variables in the short run and in long run is statistically significant at 5% of significance, which means that all variables impact the growth of exports significantly. JEL: R40; R41; F10; F15 Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/soc/0231/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Section: Angola's Transport Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Road, Rail and Port Infrastructure on the Angolan Export Growth: An Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag Analysis

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2023

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“…Natural ports were dredged and expanded to accommodate larger ships, while artificial ports were built for strategic reasons. Port development was aligned with the construction of railroads and highways (Olukoju, 2020). For example, the Autonomous port of Cotonou has been the lifeblood of Benin's economy since 1910, it is a pillar of socio-economic development.…”

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Angolan Port Infrastructure and the Competitiveness in the Southern African Development Community

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2023

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Africa has nine transit corridors, two intra-regional corridors and two main east-west corridors. Africa accounts for about 13% of the world´s population and includes 54 countries, of which 38 have coastline access along the continent´s 30,490 Km of coastline and 16 are landlocked. However, 90% of the volume of cargo between Africa and the world is transported by sea, which typifies the importance of port infrastructure in economic development. This research presents a comparative analysis of the port infrastructures in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) based on the weight capacity that the ports support, waiting time for ships in ports, the connection of infrastructure networks, the growth of GDP per capita and the entry of ships in the country during the year by type of cargo. Similarly, determinant factors of port infrastructure management were identified. The objective is to characterize the competitive position of Angolan’s port infrastructure in the SADC context. The results show that Angola’s port infrastructure is not the worst in SADC. However, the lack of good roads and railroads reduce its competitiveness in relation to Namibian and South African port infrastructure. JEL: R40; R41 Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/soc/0022/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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“…Africa's sea trade and seaport expansion have consistently grown resulting in an increase in port capacity and efficiency (Gidado, 2015;Olukoju, 2020). This has been aided through implementing global maritime technical advancements, attaining transportation efficiency, attracting international investment, and increasing global trade revenue streams.…”

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“…Simultaneously, there is an increasing demand for port cities to become more sustainable, while concurrently governments continue to invest in seaports that serve as maritime gateways, strategic economic points, and infrastructure nodes for their countries and regions. Unlike that in developed nations, in developing countries, and regions within Africa's Western Indian Ocean (WIO) remain challenged in terms adopting and implementing technological enhancements to improve productivity and sustainability (Hoyle, 2000;Gekara and Nguyen, 2020;Olukoju, 2020). Such practices serve as key friction points that pit economic outcomes against an emergence of greater environmental awareness and social pressures.…”

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An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South

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Ports and neighbouring cities function as connectors between land and water and have long accommodated a substantial flow of goods and services. Port cities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and the Global South (GS) are rapidly and inevitably expanding as the demand for global trade increases. However, this expansion has numerous impacts on the surrounding marine ecosystem and the socio-economic livelihoods of local communities. We propose a framework to evaluate the sustainability of port cities in the WIO region and more broadly for cities in the GS. Through an exploratory approach, a systematic literature review (SLR) was undertaken to identify existing themes on port city and marine ecosystem sustainability indicator frameworks. The results revealed a strong bias towards sustainability publications designed for port cities in Global North. The approach developed from this study focuses on the socio-economic and environmental attributes relevant to ports in the WIO region and for GS countries. This draws from the Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts and Responses (DPSIR) framework and includes 78 indicators. The indicators are designed to identify and report on the complex land and sea interdependencies of port cities. To test the validity of these indicators their interdependencies were examined through a Causal Network (CN) structure which identified 12 priority DPSIR CN. These were also mapped to the UNSDGs enabling the wider applicability and transferability of the framework. The resulting framework enables port cities in emerging economies to establish robust sustainable reporting systems and provides a framework that offers a unique lens for evaluating interactions embedded in the land and sea continuum.

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African seaports and development in historical perspective

Cited by 12 publications

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The Impact of Road, Rail and Port Infrastructure on the Angolan Export Growth: An Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag Analysis

The Impact of Road, Rail and Port Infrastructure on the Angolan Export Growth: An Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag Analysis

Angolan Port Infrastructure and the Competitiveness in the Southern African Development Community

An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South

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