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Roads key to Africa, says Kibaki
BY PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE
Updated 11 hours 18 minutes ago

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 7 - Infrastructural development must be prioritised as a key catalyst to the quick opening up of remote areas in Africa, President Mwai Kibaki has declared.

He says the quick flow of traffic and information would boost trade and accelerate integration of the Continent’s National Economies.

Addressing the North-South Corridor COMESA-EAC-SADC tripartite Conference at Mulugushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, the President noted that with rapid globalisation and the growing trend in market consolidation, infrastructural networks could no longer be limited to national boundaries.

“It is, therefore, an urgent priority for us to join hands as regional economic blocs and improve cross-border connectivity through increased investments in roads, railways, ports and air transport. Beyond improving road, rail and air transport, the development of telecommunications infrastructure and services is also vital,â€