Paper short abstract:

This presentation will present selected preliminary results and vignettes form 6 months of field work with truckers, border checkpoint and harbour workers and their managers in Namibia and Zambia, conducted during January to June 2017.

Paper long abstract:

Rather than a fully developed paper, this presentation will present selected preliminary results and vignettes form 6 months of field work with truckers, border checkpoint and harbour workers and their managers and supervisors in Namibia and Zambia, conducted during January to June 2017.

The research investigates 5 interrelated topics along the Walvis Bay - Ndola - Lubumbashi Corridor: Agenda-Setting, Peripheral Urbanism, Border Workers, Connective Infrastructure as well as People & Goods in Motion.

This 2600 km long asphalt road crosses 3 countries, 2 borders and 1 bridge over the Zambezi to connect the mining regions of DRC and Zambia with Namibia's deep sea port.

The research is part of the African Governance and Space (AFRIGOS) project examining transport corridors, border towns and port cities in four regions of Africa from 2016 to 2020.