borderless côte d'ivoire caravan slide show
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Photos and graphics on road governance in Côte d'Ivoire from a week-long caravan through the country to raise awareness and advocate for improvements in road governance, March 12-17, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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Côte d’Ivoire Caravan March 12-17, 2012
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Beginning in 2010, the Abidjan-Bamako and Abidjan-Ouagadougou corridors were added to the USAID-UEMOA road governance initiative, joining Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Senegal and Togo.
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When monitoring began, the corridor was riddled with checkpoints, particularly in its northern half, which was controlled by a rebel force.
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The first surveys showed Cote d’Ivoire with the worst level of checkpoints.
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The most recent map shows a marked improvement.
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Checkpoints, bribes and delays have all declined since the USAID-UEMOA road governance initiative began monitoring the indicators… …particularly bribery, which has fallen by 50% - from 62,887 CFA (about US$140) to 31,334 (about US$70).
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Minister of Transport Gaoussou Touré (center) presides over the closing workshop in Abidjan.
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Private sector stakeholders participated in the workshops that visited five major cities along the Abidjan-Bamako and Abidjan-Ouagadougou corridors.
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Government officials participated in the caravan that reached more than 500 transport stakeholders along the entire length of the primary corridor in Cote d’Ivoire.
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When the caravan encountered this unofficial checkpoint, it was quickly dismantled.
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Minister of Transport Gaoussou Touré speaks to the media at the end of the caravan.
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