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RAILWAYS

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Cote d'Ivoire

Source: World Bank Group

Project
Closed

The Governments of the Ivory Coast and Upper Volta and the Regie des Chemins de Fer Abidjan-Niger (RAN) have asked the Bank to help finance a regional railway project. The objective is to assist RAN in effectively playing its important role in the economic development of the region it serves, i.e., all of Upper Volta, central and northern Ivory Coast and south-eastern Mali. The project is designed

Status
Closed
Sector
Mass Transit, Rail, Government
Location
Cote d'Ivoire
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “RAILWAYS” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Cote d'Ivoire. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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2026-07-22

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The Governments of the Ivory Coast and Upper Volta and the Regie des Chemins de Fer Abidjan-Niger (RAN) have asked the Bank to help finance a regional railway project. The objective is to assist RAN in effectively playing its important role in the economic development of the region it serves, i.e., all of Upper Volta, central and northern Ivory Coast and south-eastern Mali. The project is designed to meet RAN capacity needs until 1980, to rehabilitate and upgrade existing infrastructure and to strengthen RAN operational and managerial effectiveness.

Original sector

Transportation

Location

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Cote d'Ivoire

Source

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World Bank Group

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Sector

Mass Transit, Rail, Government

Article published date

2025-12-17

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