Transport and Logistics in Africa (Course)

1. Introduction to Transport and Logistics in Africa
2. Infrastructures in Africa
   1. Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)
3. Maritime Transport in Africa. African Ports
4. African Transport Corridors
5. Rail Transport in Africa
6. Road Infrastructure Costs in Africa
7. Single African Air Transport Market
8. Transport and Regional Integration in Africa
9. ICT, Regional Trade, and integration in Africa
10. African Road Safety Action Plan
11. African Value Chains

Sample: Transport and Logistics in Africa

1. Credits: 10
2. Duration:
   two months It is recommended to dedicate about twelve hours of study per week following a flexible schedule. It is possible to reduce the duration dedicating more hours a week
3. Tuition Fees: EUR 240
4. Open Online Enrollment
5. Download the syllabus of the Course (PDF)

Languages: .

Also

Transport et logistique en Afrique Transporte e Logística na África Transporte y Logística en África.

This course belongs to the following Higher Education Programs offered by EENI:

Doctorate: Global Logistics, African Business.

>

Master in Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa, International Transport.

The goals of the course are to know:

1. Transportation situation in Africa (forecast, costs, programs)
2. African Transport Infrastructure Network
3. Air transport in Africa, main routes and airports
4. Reasons for railway decline in Africa
5. The largest logistics corridors and ports in Africa
6. How to access to the fifteen landlocked African Countries through African Ports and corridors
7. Importance of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)
8. Relationships between  regional integration and logistics in Africa and the impact on Intra-African trade
9. How the intensive use of  ICT can reduce logistics costs in Africa
10. African Road Safety Action Plan
11. African Value Chains and how enterprises can take advantages

Course intended for:

1. Global enterprises wishing to export to Africa or import from Africa (both for Maritime and landlocked countries)
2. African enterprises wanting to export from Africa or import to Africa
3. African enterprises wishing to increase his intra-African trade
4. Logistics enterprises (both African and Non-African) wanting to learn about African Logistics sector
5. All people related to transport and logistics in Africa

Upon successful completion of all exercises, students will receive the Diploma of the Professional Course: “Transport and Logistics in Africa” granted by EENI Global Business School.

Students who have taken this course can validate and register for a Master or Doctorate at EENI.

Subject 1- Introduction to Transport in Africa. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to Transport in Africa
2. African Transport Outlook 2040
3. African Regional Transport Infrastructure Network
4. Forecast Demand for Transport in Africa
5. Economic costs of transport inefficiencies in Africa
6. Air transport in Africa
7. Case Study: Ethiopian Airlines, the Best Airline in Africa
8. Railway traffic decline
9. Road transport in Africa
10. Multimodal Transport
11. Case Study: Bollore Logistics in Africa
12. Introduction to Marine Transport in Africa
13. Introduction to the African Corridors

Subject 2- Infrastructures in Africa. Syllabus:

1. African Infrastructure Knowledge Programme
2. Infrastructure Consortium for Africa
3. Trends in the African Infrastructure Investment
4. Analysis of infrastructures in Africa
5. Infrastructure and economic growth in Africa
6. Infrastructure and poverty reduction
7. Institutional framework for infrastructure
8. Urbanization and delivery of infrastructure services
9. Regional Integration and infrastructures

Subject 3- Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa
2. Key sectors of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa
   1. PIDA - Energy
   2. PIDA - Transport
   3. PIDA - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
   4. PIDA - Transboundary Water Resources
3. PIDA outcomes: development through regional integration
4. Costs and investments of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa

Subject 4- African Maritime Transport. Syllabus:

1- Introduction.

1. Introduction to Maritime Transport in Africa
2. The largest Maritime Ports in Africa
3. Revised African Maritime Transport Charter
4. Durban Resolution on Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Protection of Marine Environment in Africa

2- Ports in Southern Africa:

1. Namibia: Port of Walvis Bay
2. South Africa: Port of Durban

3- Ports in East Africa:

1. Djibouti: Port of Djibouti
2. Kenya: Port of Mombasa
3. Madagascar: Ports of Madagascar
4. Mozambique: Ports of Beira and Maputo
5. Sudan: Port Sudan
6. Tanzania: Port of Dar es-Salaam

4- Ports in Central Africa:

1. Angola: Port of Lobito and Port of Luanda
2. Cameroon: Port of Douala
3. Equatorial Guinea: Port of Malabo
4. Gabon: Port of Libreville
5. Republic of the Congo: Port of Pointe Noire
6. Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa

5- Ports in West Africa.

1. Benin: Port of Cotonou
2. Ghana: Port of Tema
3. Ivory Coast: Port of Abidjan
4. Nigeria: Port of Lagos
5. Senegal: Port of Dakar
6. Togo: Port of Lomé

6- Ports in North of Africa.

1. Algeria: Port of Algiers
2. Egypt: Port Said
3. Suez Canal
4. Morocco: Port of Casablanca
5. Tunisia: Port of La Goulette

Subject 5- African Transport Corridors. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to African transport Corridors
2. United Nations Almaty Programme of Action
3. Trans-African Road Network
4. Algeria to Nigeria: Trans-Saharan corridor Algiers-Lagos
5. Egypt to Senegal: Trans-African Highway Cairo-Dakar
6. Senegal to Nigeria: Trans Coastal West African Highway Dakar-Lagos
7. Nigeria to Kenya: Trans-African Highway 8 Lagos-Mombasa
8. Libya to Namibia: Corridor Tripoli-Windhoek
9. Egypt to Botswana: Corridor Cairo-Gaborone
10. Senegal to Chad: Dakar-N’Djamena Trans-Sahelian Highway
11. Chad to Djibouti: Corridor N’Djamena-Djibouti
12. Angola to Mozambique: Trans-African Highway 9 Beira-Lobito
13. Angola to Zambia: Lobito Logistics Corridor
14. Kenya to Burundi: Northern Logistics Corridor
15. Tanzania to the DR Congo: Central Logistics Corridor
16. Tanzania to Zimbabwe: North-South Logistics Corridor
17. CEMAC Trade Corridor Project
18. Eastern and Central Africa Corridors
19. Corridors in SADC region
20. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor

Subject 6- Road Infrastructure Costs in Africa. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to road infrastructure costs in Africa
2. Building a Database for Road Costs Analysis in Africa
3. Analytical Approach for African Road Infrastructure Costs
4. Unit Cost Curve by Project Size

Subject 7- Transport and Regional Integration in Africa. Syllabus:

1. Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) Report (UNECA, BAfD, AU)
2. Developments in the major areas across Regional Economic Communities
3. Free movement of people and right of establishment
4. Macroeconomics policy convergence
5. Physical integration
6. Road: Trans-African Corridors
7. Railways
8. Air transport
9. Energy
10. Developments at inter-REC and continental levels
11. Mainstreaming regional integration
12. Harmonizing the African rules of origin
13. Trade Facilitation Measures and Programs
14. Market access and services
15. Corridor initiatives
16. Best Practices in African Regional Integration

Subject 8- Information and Communications Technology, Regional Trade, and Integration in Africa. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to ICT for Regional Trade and Integration in Africa
2. Next African growth frontier: e-Commerce
3. ITC Initiatives in the Regional Economic Communities
4. Case Study: Online Nigerian retail sites
5. ICT and Trade Facilitation
6. ASYCUDA system (Automated System for Customs Data and Management)
7. Case Study: National single window (NSW) in Ghana, Namibia, Malawi and Mozambique
8. Case Study: Kenya Ports Authority and Kilindini Waterfront
9. Automated Terminal Operating System
10. ICT and logistics corridors
11. ICT and payment systems
12. Cross-border mobile payments
13. Trade Facilitation
    1. Trade Facilitation Agreement
    2. Kyoto Convention (Containers)

Subject 9- African Road Safety Action Plan. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the African Road Safety Action Plan
2. The Five pillars of the African Road Safety Action Plan
   1. Road Safety Management
   2. Safer roads and mobility
   3. Safer vehicles
   4. Safer Road Users
   5. Post-crash response

Subject 10- African Value Chains. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the value chains in Africa
2. Challenges for business
3. African Growth Poles
4. How can the African enterprises take advantage of the value chains?
5. Case Study: Cocoa Value Chain (West Africa)
6. Rules of Origin and transport costs in Africa
7. Export Costs in Africa
8. One-stop border post
9. Trade Facilitation
10. FDI Cooperation
11. Case Study: Shoprite (the largest food retailer in Africa)

Sample:

Sample:

EENI African Business Portal.

Area of Knowledge: Africa.