Toilets can make Africa’s roads safer, according to this new study

By: Festival Godwin Boateng, University of Oxford, The Conversation

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Published: November 19, 2025

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Last Updated: 5 days, 16 hours ago

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By Festival Godwin Boateng, University of Oxford

Travelling on Africa’s roads comes with many challenges. The biggest is arriving at your destination safely. The continent is one of the hotspots of global road trauma. Its traffic deaths account for about one quarter of the global number of victims, despite having less than 4% of the world’s vehicle fleet.

The situation in sub-Saharan Africa is particularly dire. Road crashes affect this region more …

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