Nigeria, 4 Others Launch New Corridor Authority for $16bn Abidjan – Lagos Highway

Nigeria and four other West African countries, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin Republic, have formally launched the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Management Authority, a regional body established to oversee the development and future operation of the $16 billion coastal highway project linking major economic hubs across the region.

The authority will coordinate the management and operation of the planned 1,028-kilometre, six-lane expressway, which is expected to become one of West Africa’s most…