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August 7, 2026

City thought cable cars could solve gridlock

By ALEXANDER JOE
Associated Press

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — 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 fast-growing cities.

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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