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Bribes

Ghana: $1.00

Togo: $1.35

Senegal: $3.83

Burkina Faso: $4.48

Côte d'Ivoire: $5.57

Mali: $7.64

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1st July, 2012 - 30th September, 2012

Data represents average cost of bribe paid in USD per 100km

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Delays

Togo: 7

Côte d'Ivoire: 9

Burkina Faso: 17

Ghana: 19

Senegal: 21

Mali: 28

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1st July, 2012 - 30th September, 2012

Data represents the average time of delay in minutes per 100km

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Checkpoints

Togo: 1.1

Burkina Faso: 1.6

Senegal: 1.6

Ghana: 1.8

Côte d'Ivoire: 2.1

Mali: 2.7

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1st July, 2012 - 30th September, 2012

Data represents average number of checkpoints per 100km

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Map

Since 2006, the USAID Trade Hub and UEMOA have published quarterly reports on road governance detailing the checkpoints, bribes and delays that affect the movement of vehicles and goods throughout the region.

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Stuck at a border? Call your local Border Information Center for assistance:
Benin (Krake) – (+229) 66 17 85 85
Burkina Faso (Dakola) – (+226) 50 40 40 41
Ghana (Aflao) - 18179 (toll-free for MTN customers)
Nigeria (Seme) – (+234) 810 526 4423
Togo (Kodjoviakope) – (+228) 9040 43 59

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Resources

22nd USAID-UEMOA report on checkpoints, bribes and delays on primary corridors in West Africa

Road Governance Raw Data 2009 (2nd quarter) to 2012 (3rd quarter)