Road governance indicators barely changed during the last quarter, as compared to the previous quarter, according to the draft 15th USAID Trade Hub-UEMOA joint report on road governance. Bribes decreased very slightly -- by 2% -- but remain excessive as a legal truck pays 100 USD per trip on average.

 

The results show that border crossings are particularly difficult for drivers: 27% of the bribes and 42% of the delays happened at border posts. Efforts focusing on simplifying procedures and eliminating corruption at the borders will have high impact.

 

This quarter, the IRTG team set up a new format for the quarterly report, which aims at improving the legibility, providing more insights, and including trends.