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Cotonou, Parakou, Dosso, Niamey, Kaya, Ouagadougou, Abidjan (Railway loop)

Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast (West Africa) Railway Loop:

  1. The Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast Railway Loop (2,970 kilometres) is composed of two parts:
    1. Cotonou-Parakou-Dosso-Niamey link
    2. Niamey-Kaya-Ouagadougou-Abidjan link
  2. Most important cities
    1. Ivory Coast: Abidjan, Bouaké, Ferkessédougou
    2. Burkina Faso: Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Ouagadougou, Kaya, Dori
    3. Niger: Tera, Niamey, Dosso, Gaya
    4. Benin: Malanville, Kandi, Parakou, Porto-Novo, Cotonou
  3. Access to the Dakar-Lagos Corridor

Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast Railway Loop
Source: Commodafrica

  1. Creation: April 7, 2014
  2. Kilometres to rehabilitate: 1,794
  3. Kilometres of new construction: 1,176
  4. Cotonou-Parakou-Niamey Railway line: rehabilitation and exploitation
  5. Advantages of the Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast Railway Loop:
    1. The Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast Railway Loop will facilitate the access to the region's recently discovered mineral deposits
    2. Facilitate the regional economic integration
    3. Time, Logistics and customs cost reduction
    4. More interregional trade security
    5. 80% of the Nigerien foreign trade is carried out by the Port of Cotonou (1,000 kilometres from Niamey)
  6. Required Investments: CFA Francs 1,000 billions
    1. Shareholding of the Railway loop: Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
    2. Government of Benin: 10%
    3. Private sector of Benin: 20%
    4. Government of Niger: 20%
    5. Private sector of Niger: 20%
    6. Bolloré group: 40%. Bolloré group (France) is the strategic financial and technical partner of the Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast Railway Loop

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