Cairo-Dakar Trans-African Highway

Sub-subject: Cairo-Dakar Corridor (Trans-African Highway)

Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Cairo-Dakar Corridor (Trans-African Highway)
2. The main features of the Cairo-Dakar Corridor
3. Access to seven markets of West Africa and North Africa: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Western Sahara, and Senegal.

Sample of the sub-subject: Cairo-Dakar Trans-African Highway

Sub-Subject Description (Cairo-Dakar Trans-African Highway).

The Cairo-Dakar Trans-African Highway (8.640 kilometres), links:

1. North Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Western Sahara) with
2. West African region in Senegal

Key features of the Cairo-Dakar Corridor

1. Countries: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal.
2. The main languages: Arabic and French.
3. The main religion: Islam
4. The main cities: Cairo, Alexandria, Tripoli, Gabes, Sfax, Tunis, Sidi Bel Abbes, Tlemcen, Oujda, Fes, Meknes, Rabat, Tangier, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Agadir, Dakhla, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Saint Louis, and Dakar
5. The largest ports: Port of Dakar (Senegal), Egyptian ports, Port of Casablanca, Port of Algiers, Tunisian Ports
6. Suez Canal
7. The total Length: 8,640 kilometres
8. Paved: 8,067 kilometres
9. Missing sections: 569 (mainly in Mauritania)
10. In the region of the Arab Maghreb Union coexist with the Nouakchott (Mauritania) - Tripoli (Libya) Highway
11. The first 320 kilometres of this Highway is shared with the Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor
12. In Cairo begin the Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
13. In Dakar links with the Trans-Sahelian Highway and the Dakar-Lagos corridor

Regional Economic Communities:

1. Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
2. West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
3. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

The Cairo-Dakar Trans-African Highway belongs to the African Civilisation.

1. West African Economic Area
2. East African Economic Area
3. Maghrebian Economic Area