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Abstract
The paper identifies and discusses major implications of Africa’s contemporary transport
infrastructure for the continent’s development in general and its active participation in the
globalization process in particular. Initially it identifies and analyses major events in the
evolution of the continent’s modern transport systems. It is revealed that colonial
authorities did the most to develop these systems. However, because the systems were
designed to facilitate the extraction and transmission of products from the continent to the
colonial master nations, they are deemed incapable of enhancing the active participation
of African countries in the globalization process. In an effort to reverse this situation, a
number of specific steps, including increasing the stock of all-season roads,, regional
integration, the promotion of intermodal transport facilities, and the adoption of safety
measures in the transport sector, are proposed.