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Why does the government of Africa want to build the trans east African Highway between Cairo and Cape Town?

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They aim to promote trade and alleviate poverty in Africa through highway infrastructure development and the management of road-based trade corridors. The total length of the nine highways in the network is 56,683 km (35,221 mi).

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