Did You Know?

Morethan3.2millionpeople travelinAfricaeveryyear.

ThemostcommonmeansoftransportinAfrica isroadtransport,mostlyinformaltransport. (TransportAfrica)

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Did you know that Africa is experiencing one of the fastestratesofurbanizationintheworld?By2050,it's expected that over 60% of Africans will live in urban areas, significantly increasing the demand for efficient and sustainable transport systems (United Nations "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision ")

Those living in poverty cannot afford public transport. Morethanafifth(1/5)oftheirincomeisspentonpublic transport.(United Nations, 2021)

Over 1 billion people worldwide still lack adequate accesstoanall-weatherroad,especiallyindeveloping countries, including countries in special situations (United Nations, 2021)

InAfrica,450millionpeople,morethan70%ofthetotal rural population, remain unconnected to transport infrastructureandsystems. (United Nations, 2021)

The transport sector contributes approximately one quarter of all energy related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (United Nations)

In many developed economies, transportation accounts for between 6% and 12% of the GDP (The Geography of Transport)

Switching from a regular vehicle to an electric vehicle (EV)canreduceyourcarbonfootprintbyanaverageof 2tonsperyear. (United Nations)

Livingcar-freecanreduceyourannualcarbonfootprint byupto36tons (United Nations)