Infrastructure

All published articles with the tag "infrastructure".

Tomorrow we will demolish your stall

When large-scale road projects are completed, some street vendors find the new environments beneficial. In Nkrumah Circle in Accra, the elevated road offers street vendors shelter from the sun and rain. Photo: Lena Fält

Of: Ilda Lindell and Lena Field

As African cities invest billions in new road infrastructure, the projects are touted as engines of growth and modernization. But research from six cities shows that those who pay the highest price are often the most vulnerable: market and street vendors who lose their livelihoods, sometimes with just a day's notice. This is what cultural geographers Lena Fält and Ilda Lindell write in a guest analysis for Utvecklingsmagasinet.

July 3, 2026, Guest analysis

EU invests billions in developing countries - seen as a challenger to China

The EU is investing billions in infrastructure investments in developing countries. The initiative is seen by many as a challenger to China's project "New Silk Road" - also known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Pictured: one of the terminals of a high-profile BRI-funded railway project in Laos, which was inaugurated two days after the launch of the EU initiative. Photo: Pakopakopapa. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Of: Markus Hietanen

The EU promises multi-billion sums in infrastructure investments to developing countries under the heading "The Global Gateway". Many see the initiative as a direct challenger to China's similar giant project "The New Silk Road", while others question the EU's ability to compete with China.

May 6, 2022, Analysis