A 2012 report by international consulting and research firm Frost & Sullivan, titled “Trade Corridors: Key Focus Area for Sub-Saharan African Governments,” says that over the next 20 years, road networks will be rehabilitated and improved at a cost of $9.18 billion; rail networks will be upgraded and extended at a cost of $18.81 billion; and ports in the southern Africa region alone will see expansion totaling $3.53 billion. The goal is to develop multimodal transport networks that allow freight to be carried seamlessly from ports via road and/or rail without being handled when the transport mode is changed, and with a minimum of time spent at border crossings.
| CORRIDOR | REGION | TERRITORIES COVERED | MAJOR BENEFICIARY SEAPORT(S) |
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Kenitra-Casablanca Corridor |
North Africa |
Morocco |
Casablanca ) |
|
Greater Cairo Region |
North Africa |
Egypt |
Cairo |
|
Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Corridor (LAPSSET) |
Northeast Africa |
Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia |
Lamu Port (Kenya) |
|
Dakar-Touba (Touba-Mbacké‘8E) Corridor |
West Africa |
Senegal |
Dakar |
|
Greater Ibadan-Lagos-Accra (GILA) Urban Corridor |
West Africa |
Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Ghana |
Lagos (Nigeria); Cotonu (Benin); Lomé (Togo); Tema, Takoradi (Ghana) |
|
Great Hausa-Yoruba-Ashanti city triangle (GHAYA-CT). |
West Africa |
Ghana, Benin, Togo, Nigeria |
Tema, Takoradi (Ghana); Lomé (Togo); Cotonu (Benin); Lagos (Nigeria) |
|
Emerging Luanda-N’Djamena Corridor |
West and Central Africa |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Chad |
Luanda (Angola); Libreville (Gabon); Douala (Cameroon); Brazzaville (Republic of Congo |
|
East Africa Northern Corridor |
East Africa |
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda |
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania); Nairobi (Kenya) |
|
East Africa Central Corridor |
East Africa |
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) |
|
Kampala-Entebbe |
East Africa |
Uganda |
None |
|
Nairobi Metropolitan Region |
East Africa |
Kenya |
Nairobi |
|
Walvis Bay Corridor (includes Trans Kalahari, and Trans Caprivi amd Trans Cunene corridors) |
Southern Africa |
Namibia, Botswana |
Walvis Bay (Namibia). Through links to regional corridors: Cape Town, Durban (South Africa); Maputo, Beira (Mozambique) |
|
North South Corridor |
Southern Africa |
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia |
Through links to regional corridors: Beira, Maputo (Mozambique); Durban, Cape Town (South Africa); Walvis Bay (Namibia)
|
|
Maputo-Gauteng Development Corridor |
Southern Africa |
Mozambique, South Africa |
Maputo (Mozambique) |
|
Durban Development Corridor |
Southern Africa |
South Africa |
Durban |
|
Beira Corridor |
Southeast Africa |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Beira (Mozambique) |
|
Maputo-Limpopo Corridor |
Southeast Africa |
Mozambique, South Africa |
Maputo (Mozambique) |
