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Corridors of Opportunity

African Infrastructure and the Market Expansion of Chinese Companies

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ID20050139
AuthorsElisa Gambino (0000-0003-0338-2334, Universidad de Londres, corresponding author)
Year2022
Pages286-316
Publication date2022-08-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueTransport Corridors in Africa (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBoydell & Brewer Ltd (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/j.ctv2x4kp3n.17
OpenAlexW4297340798
ISBN9781800104761
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited85

Maps 4.1 Trans-African highways as defined in 1978 4.2 The transport networks to be supported by the first PIDA PAP by 2020 and 2040 4.3 European Transport Corridors of the TEN-T as revised in 2021 4.4 Map of population density in Africa, 2015 and map of the transport networks to be supported by the PIDA PAP, 2012-2020 98-99 5.1 Map of the region and ports 6.1 Total traffic and share of transit traffic in West African ports, 2011-2018 8.1 Cameroon's railway network circa 1974 10.1 The Northern Corridor, Mombasa-Kigali 10.2The Central Corridor, Dar es Salaam-Kigali 11.1 Ethiopia's railway network and Addis-Djibouti railway Photographs 6.1 Dubai Port World container terminal at

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