THIS AFRICAN CITY THOUGHT CABLE CARS COULD FIX ITS TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK. IT WAS WRONG

Cable cars cut across the skyline during testing in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe) 2026-08-06T02:21:00Z ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The idea was unique for sub-Saharan Africa: Use cable cars to lift thousands of commuters above the daily gridlock in one of Africa’s…

Associated Press reports that cable cars cut across the skyline during testing in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sunday, April 6, 2025.

The report adds: (AP Photo/Alexander Joe) 2026-08-06T02:21:00Z ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The idea was unique for sub-Saharan Africa: Use cable cars to lift thousands of commuters above the daily gridlock in one of Africa’s…

But the system ran for only a few weeks, and now the car-less cables hang unused above Madagascar ‘s capital in what might be a $170 million mistake by one of the world’s poorest countries.

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