4. Where & What
30 berths and deep
water handling with
18m of depth
23.9 million Tonnes
New international
Airport
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5. Where &What
Rail line to
Juba in South
Sudan and
Ethiopia
Oil Pipeline
capacity of
120,000 barrels
per day
Roads
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6. Benefits
“In areas which are
marginalized at present, you
will see manufacturing
plants. You will see tourism.
You will see irrigated large
scale farming. Hundreds of
thousands of jobs will sprout.
The arid and semi-arid lands
of Kenya will be
transformed.” - PM of Kenya
Raila Odinga
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12. Questions
1. How does the relative proximity
of Somalia impact the project?
2. Do the needs of the few, (the
local fishermen, tourists) out way
the needs of the many (Ethiopia,
South Sudan, Kenya)?
3. Will this kick start a solution to
some of the social-economic issues
in Western Africa?
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13. BBC News. Author not cited
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-
17231889
2nd March 2012
Bruce Brady
Bu635
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