Seaports and Development in Tropical Africa

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Seaports and the Economic Development of Tropical Africa....Pages 1-9
The Morphological Development of West African Seaports....Pages 11-25
Nouadhibou (Port Étienne) and the Economic Development of Mauritania....Pages 27-40
The Changing Role of the Port of Dakar....Pages 41-56
Physical Potential and Economic Reality: the Underdevelopment of the Port of Freetown....Pages 57-73
The Ports of Liberia: Economic Significance and Development Problems....Pages 75-101
The Development of the Port of Abidjan and the Economic Growth of Ivory Coast....Pages 103-126
Port Development and Economic Growth: the Case of Ghana....Pages 127-145
Cotonou: Some Problems of Port Development in Dahomey....Pages 147-166
Patterns and Problems of Seaport Evolution in Nigeria....Pages 167-182
Problems of Port Development in Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville....Pages 183-201
The Development and Problems of Port Sudan....Pages 203-223
The Emergence of Major Seaports in a Developing Economy: the Case of East Africa....Pages 225-245
Ports and Economic Integration in Madagascar....Pages 247-265
Back Matter....Pages 267-272