Moving things around, and in and out of, Africa is tough. Only slightly more than half of Africans live in areas with tarred or paved roads. Reaching rural populations is a constant struggle, and even within cities, the high costs of services like DHL make couriering goods or documents difficult.

Transporting goods into Africa from overseas is also fraught with logistical difficulties. No wonder almost 25% of respondents to an Afrobarometer survey say infrastructure and transport are the major problems governments need to address.