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The study analyses the transport and energy components of Africa’s logistics infrastructure. The purpose of the analysis is to create an integrated transport system with all modes of transport operating in a coordinated and concerted manner. The transport system should provide stability of transport, freight and passenger flows on the basis of logistics. The analysis method used in the study analysed data mainly collected from secondary sources and involved methods of statistics. The findings of the analysis have shown that Africa has a low level of infrastructure development, especially in the power engineering and transport sectors. The performance of the currently operational facilities is very poor compared to the world’s statistics. The findings also show that the energy infrastructure in Africa is very limited and the majority of its elements do not operate, ultimately resulting in frequent outages which affect the production and social sectors. The authors conclude that the economic development of African countries is in many respects dependent on trade. Without a proper unified and integrated transport network running across Africa, it will be impossible to integrate African economies into a single national economic mechanism. A unified and interconnected transport and energy network will help Africa to create a strong logistics system.
Belozyorov et al. (Fri,) studied this question.