AARoads:Africa

Africa
Dedicated to the highways and roadways of Africa

Resources

• African highway system

Additional sources for countries:

• Focus on Africa (BBC)
• RFI
• Jeune Afrique
• All Africa (news aggregator)
• DW (Germany)
• East African
• Al Jazeera (Qatar state media, but editorially independent)

North Africa

Algeria

• https://www.elkhabar.com
• http://www.lequotidien-oran.com/
• https://www.elwatan-dz.com - all the private newspapers

• Ministry
• route atlas

Egypt

• https://www.egypttoday.com/
• https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/
• https://gate.ahram.org.eg/ - part government owned
• https://www.gomhuriaonline.com// - part government owned
• Jami'at Al-Turuq Al-Arabiyya (Arabic: جمعية الطرق العربية)
• A lot of media in Egypt is under government control

Libya

• https://libyaobserver.ly/
• https://alkalimanews.com/?page_id=48

• ministry

Mauritania

• Le Calame, Horizons (state-owned)
• Censorship is an issue but getting better
• Could try http://www.lauthentic.info/, http://www.essirage.net/ (private, BBC listed)

Morocco

• https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/
• https://almassaa.com/
• https://assabah.ma/
• https://lematin.ma/ (French)
• https://www.hespress.com/
• https://www.map.ma/
• https://telquel.ma/

• Ministry there is a French version
• official maps

Tunisia

• http://www.watania1.tn/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89 (public TV)
• https://marsadnews.org/
• https://www.mosaiquefm.net/ar/

• https://lapresse.tn/ - state-owned, some editorial independence
• https://www.assarih.com/ - also state-owned, some editorial independence
• Some informal censorship, better after 2011

• Ministry

Central Africa

Burundi

• Local media unreliable, censorship an issue
• https://lerenouveau.digital/ - state-run
• https://www.iwacu-burundi.org/ - independent

• Ministry

Cameroon

• https://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/default.html/en.html/cameroon-tribune (state-owned) - there are other papers but not many functional websites

• Ministry
• map

Central African Republic

• https://www.radiondekeluka.org/

Chad

• OSAC does not recommend any, state control of many outlets

• https://www.alwihdainfo.com/ - only news site that was found

Congo

Also referred to as Republic of the Congo

• https://www.lesdepechesdebrazzaville.fr/

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• https://www.radiookapi.net/
• https://actualite.cd/

Equatorial Guinea

• Radio-Television of Equatorial Guinea - government owned
• Television Asonga and Asonga Radio - politician owned

Gabon

• https://www.gabonreview.com/
• https://gabonactu.com/
• https://www.gabonmediatime.com/ (all independent)
• https://www.union.sonapresse.com/ (pro-government)

• ministry - stale

Sao Tome and Principe

• https://www.stp-press.st/
• https://www.telanon.info/ - most popular paper
• http://www.jornaltransparencia.st/
• http://www.jornaltropical.st/

East Africa

Comoros

A lot of government influence, but http://lagazettedescomores.com/

Djibouti

• https://www.alqarn.dj/ government-owned
• https://www.lanation.dj/ government-owned
• Censorship an issue

Eritrea

ranked last in the world in press freedom, all articles and books must be government approved

Ethiopia

• https://www.ena.et/en/ (state-run)
• https://www.capitalethiopia.com/
• https://www.ezega.com/News/
• https://hornaffairs.com/
• https://addisstandard.com/

• Ministry
• some general stats, system definitions

• route list

• mileages

Kenya

• East African
• Nation
• Standard Media

• Ministry
• map tool, shows all A-G roads

• Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 4 of 2016 - where the system was defined - Gazette

• MUTCD (document sharing site}

• @Ma3Route on X

Madagascar

• https://www.madagascar-tribune.com/
• https://lexpress.mg/

• roadfan source

Mauritius

• https://lexpress.mu/
• https://www.lemauricien.com/

• Ministry
• road transport ministry

Rwanda

• https://www.newtimes.co.rw/ (state-run)
• https://www.ktpress.rw/category/news/national/

• Ministry
• lengths
• shapefiles
• map
• road types

Seychelles

• https://www.nation.sc/ (government run)
• http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/ (private)
• Today in Seychelles (https://www.todayinseychelles.com/ but no online version)

• Ministry

Somalia

• https://hiiraan.com/
• https://goobjooge.net/
• https://halbeeg.com/
• https://sjsyndicate.org/
• https://horseedmedia.net/

• Somaliland ministry
• Ministry

South Sudan

• both local newspapers seem to have lost their websites
• https://www.eyeradio.org/
• https://radiotamazuj.org/en
• De facto censorship an issue

• Ministry facebook

Sudan

• https://www.dabangasudan.org/en (Netherlands)
• https://sudantribune.com/articlecategory/news/ (France)
• https://www.sudanakhbar.com/
• https://bajnews.net/

• https://aljareeda-sd.net/en/day/ - leans opposition

Tanzania

• https://www.ippmedia.com/en/the-guardian,
• https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/ (both have Swahili equivalents including https://www.mwananchi.co.tz/ )
• East African

• Transport ministry
• Road ministry
• trunk roads
• trunk roads but no numbers on either

• has distances but still no routes

Uganda

• https://www.newvision.co.ug/ (state-owned)
• https://www.monitor.co.ug/ (leans opposition) - for both, might have archives back to mid-2000s; East African

• Ministry

Southern Africa

Angola

• https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/
• https://novojornal.co.ao/
• https://expansao.co.ao/

Botswana

• https://www.weekendpost.co.bw
• https://www.thegazette.news/

Eswatini

• http://new.observer.org.sz/ (pro-government)
• http://www.times.co.sz/ (independent)

• Ministry

Lesotho

• https://lestimes.com/
• https://www.thepost.co.ls
• https://sundayexpress.co.ls/

• Ministry
• road ministry
• maps (very large files)

Malawi

• https://mwnation.com/
• https://times.mw/

• ministry
• definitions of types

Mozambique

• https://www.jornaldomingo.co.mz
• https://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz (state owned)

• Ministry
• Maps

• 2005 law

Namibia

• https://www.namibian.com.na/ (main newspaper)
• https://www.namibiansun.com/
• https://www.republikein.com.na
• https://www.az.com.na/
• Ministry
• Road authority
• map overlay site

South Africa

See also: AARoads:South Africa

Zambia

• http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/ (controlled by government)
• https://www.times.co.zm/ (controlled by government)
• https://dailynationzambia.com/

• Ministry

• Censorship is an issue

Zimbabwe

• https://www.herald.co.zw/ (state-owned)
• https://www.theindependent.co.zw/ (some independence)
• https://www.thezimbabwean.co/ (printed outside the country)
• https://www.newzimbabwe.com/
• https://www.zimmorningpost.com/

• Censorship is an issue

• AFDB report

• Transcom ministry
• ministry

West Africa

Benin

• https://lanation.bj/ - pro-government
• https://www.banouto.bj/ independent
• https://lanouvelletribune.info/ opposition)
• https://lematinal.bj/

• ministry
• might be a route log with mileages - archive [1]

Burkina Faso

• TV: Radio Television Burkina (RTB), BF1, and Burkina-Info
• Newspapers: Sidwaya, L’Observateur , Le Pays, L’Express, and Le Quotidian.

• Ministry

Cape Verde

• https://www.anacao.cv/
• https://expressodasilhas.cv/

• Ministry
• classification - maybe there is a newer one out there
• law
• archived maps

Gambia

• The Standard
• The Point
• Foroyaa Reliable Online
• Fatu Network
• Other: The Chronicle, Kerr Fatou, Malagen, Gambiana, NewDay

• Ministry

Ghana

Journalistic standards can be low

• https://www.graphic.com.gh/ - however, state-owned (no consensus on RS/N) - also https://thechronicle.com.gh/

• https://3news.com/

• Parliament
• Ministry
• route log (only national)

• Opinion article

Guinea

• https://guineenews.org/
• https://guineematin.com/
• https://www.guinee360.com/
• https://mosaiqueguinee.com/
• https://www.africaguinee.com/

• Ministry

Guinea-Bissau

newspapers come and go, often funded by conflicts of interest, might be difficult

• http://jornalnopintcha.gw/ - state-run
• https://www.odemocratagb.com/ - private

Ivory Coast

• https://www.linfodrome.com/ (LP, OSAC)

• https://www.fratmat.info/ - state media
• Censorship an issue

• Ministry

Liberia

• https://thenewsnewspaper.com/
• https://frontpageafricaonline.com/
• https://www.liberianobserver.com/
• https://thenewdawnliberia.com/

• Ministry

Mali

• http://news.abamako.com/
• https://lessor.ml/ - main newspaper
• https://lesechos.ml/ - another one

Niger

• https://www.lesahel.org (state-owned)
• https://www.actuniger.com/
• http://www.anp.ne/
• http://nigerexpress.info/
• https://nigerinter.com/

• https://mtransport.nigerstate.gov.ng/ - Niger state only

Nigeria

• https://guardian.ng/ (funding independent)
• https://www.premiumtimesng.com/
• https://www.channelstv.com/
• https://thenationonlineng.net/
• https://sunnewsonline.com/
• https://www.vanguardngr.com/

• Some others listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Nigeria/Nigerian_sources

• Legal definitions
• F roads

• Ministry

Senegal

• RTS
• Le Soleil
• eMedia
• 7Tv
• L’As
• L’Observateur
• Le Quotidien
• Sud Quotidien
• RFM
• RTS
• Sud FM
• 2S TV.

Sierra Leone

• https://awokonewspaper.sl/
• https://slconcordtimes.com/
• https://politicosl.com/

• Ministry

Togo

• https://togopresse.tg/ (state-run)
• https://libertetogo.info/
• https://togoweb.net/
• https://icilome.com/
• https://www.republicoftogo.com/