WORLD BANK TO EXTEND WEST AFRICA AIRPORT SAFETY PROJECT
February 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Bank is planning to extend by 18 months to June 2013 a major spending project upgrading the safety of airports in west Africa. Spending will continue in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Cameroon. The projects were launched in 2007, but since then Guinea has been in turmoil, with a military coup and then a first competitive election. As a result, USD1.5 million is left to spend, with Guinea wanting to use the money especially for safety training and establishing airport patrols. In Cameroon, money from the original USD6.52 million needs to be ...
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