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AFRICACTBL-WATCH

Tanzania: High Costs Halt Standard Gauge Plan

ISSUE 26 | FEBRUARY 2016

Ghana: Transit Trade In West Africa Via Ghana Slumps

Morocco: US$112.3 Million Loan For Tangier Railway Axis

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AFRICACTBL-WATCH

ISSUE 26 | FEBRUARY 2016

Contents

03 | Corridor Review

05 | African Group News

19 | Western Africa

09 | Eastern & Southern Africa

CMA CGM Launches Ethiopian Intermodal Solutions, Develops Inland Solution Via Djibouti Port / CMA CGM Re-Opens Burundi Inland Services / CMA CGM Expands Senegalese Reefer Services At Terminal Containers Dakar [TCD]

Northern Corridor: Electric Rail Plan Receives Regional Backing

Botswana: Okavango River Bridge

Kenya: Port And Airport To Be Connected Via US$31 Million Road / Garsen-Witu-Lamu Construction To Begin / Toll

Stations To Be Installed On Thika Highway / Ministry To Float Railway Tender Afresh

Kenya/Uganda: Kenya And Uganda Plan Electronic Platform To Monitor Goods / Malaba, Busia OSBP Ready

Malawi: Rural Road Improvement Programme

Mozambique: Rehabilitation Work On Cuamba-Lichinga Road To Begin This Year

Rwanda: Kigali Dry Port To Boost International Trade

Rwanda/Tanzania: Rusumo Border Fully Operational End Of February

Rwanda/Uganda: Gatuna OSBP Construction Begins

South Africa: Sandpruit Bridge Construction Enters Phase-2

Zimbabwe/South Africa: MoU Signed On Transport Infrastructure

Sudan: Resumption Of River Transport Between Kosti and Juba

Sudan/South Sudan: Border Opens For First Time Since 2011 Secession

Tanzania: High Costs Halt Standard Gauge Plan / MP To Table Private Motion On Dodoma Dry Port

Tanzania/Kenya: Cargo Transfer Time From Dar Es Salaam & Mombasa Down 12%

Zimbabwe: Heavy Load Haulage Trucks Face Ban / CCTV Installed At OSBPs

Angola: Bengo - Loge River Bridge Inaugurated

Cote d’Ivoire/Guinea: Mano River Union Road Development

Cote d’Ivoire/Mali: Bamako-Zantiébougou-Boundiali-San Pedro Corridor Road Development

DRC: Rail Renaissance In 2016

Ghana: Transit Trade In West Africa Via Ghana Slumps To 50% / Motorway Expansion Project Begins In March

Liberia: Somalia Drive Road Construction Begins

Morocco: AfDB Lends US$112.3 Million For Tangier-Casablanca-Marrakech Axis

Nigeria: Lagos Port Access Road To Be Cleared Up / Nigeria LNG To Pay 50% Of Bonny-Bodo Road

Senegal: FCFA79 Billion AfDB Grant To Revamp Road Infrastructure

Sierra Leone: SLRA To Introduce Weigh Bridges

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ANGOLA - A factory with the capacity to produce 90T of fishmeal

was inaugurated in Tômbwa Municipality to promote sea products for internal/external markets.

COTE D’IVOIRE - Félix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan

to get US$67m makeover and to build an extension to the terminal that would more than triple capacity.

DRC - A new mineral resource estimate for Ivanhoe Mines’

Kipushi mine has shown measured and indicated mineral resources in the big zinc zone of 10.2-million tonnes.

GHANA - Construction of the Sankofa-Gye Nyame oil and gas field

is on course and is expected to produce 180m cubic feet of gas daily to generate approximately 1,100mw.

GUINEA - French telecoms tycoon Xavier Niel’s NJJ Capital

has acquired a minority stake in Alliance Miniere Responsable, a Paris-based company developing bauxite reserves in Guinea.

NIGER - Niger has granted Canadian explorer GoviEx Uranium a

permit to exploit the Madaouela project in the Agadez region, for investments worth $676-million.

Western AfricaETHIOPIA - Qatari real estate firm Ezdan Holding Group wants to

enter the Ethiopian market with a proposed mega tourist project a proposed 150,000m² resort construction.

KENYA - Kenya National Highways Authority has confirmed that

the construction of a major highway at Kenya’s Coast is set to begin later this year. The Garsen-Witu-Lamu road in Kenya is expected to boost business and economic growth in the area once complete.

MOZAMBIQUE - The milling industry expects to import at least 120,000

T maize per month through Mozambique from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, S. Africa to alleviate food shortages.

SOUTH AFRICA - Coal of Africa Limited is still planning for construction

at its Makhado coking coal project, in Limpopo, to start in the second half of this year. This was despite a 2014 interim court interdict, which sought to halt any mining or construction activity.

SUDAN - Banana production is expected to increase as the

Sudanese Center for Exports Sterilization has revealed plans for a banana packing centre for export, to be opened March with a daily capacity of 100T in in Sabonaby Village, Sennar State.

Eastern & Southern Africa

Events Diary

News Briefs

February 201624-25 Africa Pharmaceutical Summit (APS) 2016 (Nairobi, Kenya) http://africapharmasummit.com/

25-27 4th Annual African Railway Summit (Johannesburg, South Africa) http://fleming.events/en/events/landing-page/logistic-transport/africa-railway-summit

25-28 Ethiopia Trade Expo 2016 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) http://www.inexpo.ae/

March 201615-17 6th African Petroleum Congress and Exhibition (Abuja, Nigeria) http://cape-africa.com/

Eastern & Southern Africa

Corridor Current Situation

1 ● Kenya [Mombasa] -Great Lakes / Uganda / Rwanda / South Sudan

We are now able to offer competitive rates on heavy 20ft container rates Gross Weight [GW] up to 32T and 40ft containers with GW]below 22T for rail to ICD Embakasi following new revised rates from RVR effective 1st Jan 2016. For shipments to South Sudan the Port Of Load [POL] must collect a Letter of Indemnity [LOI] from the shipper indemnifying the Line against all extra charges incurred at the Port of Discharge [POD], Nimule border and Final Point of Destination [FPOD] before acceptance of any booking.It has now been made mandatory for all import cargo to Kenya [local] to have a Certificate of Conformity [COC]. Without a COC we will not be able to clear the cargo out of port.

2 ● Tanzania [Dar Es salaam] - Great Lakes

DRC: Roads from Dar Es Salaam to DRC [Goma / Bukavu] are in good condition and services are running well via Rwanda. We have opened Uvira via Burundi but subject to a pre confirmation with our Dar es Salaam office due to possible insecurity in Burundi.

Rwanda: Service is running very well. It is operated under SCT with efficient transit time and rates.

Burundi: Social unrest and the on-going security situation in Bujumbura and other provinces remains tense. Therefore our CTBL service with final destination in Burundi remains suspended. No bookings will be accepted to Bujumbura until further notice. We remain vigilant and will notify customers of any change.

3 ● Tanzania [Dar Es salaam] - Copper Belt

Roads through Mbeya offer an alternative to the train to Ndola. We are the only line to have an owned office in Lubumbashi which closely monitors the local situation. The corridor from Dar Es Salaam to Lusaka, Copper belt & Lubumbashi is safe and offers competitive rates and transit times. Our local agent is working with local hauliers to further improve this. With an improved ASEA TANZANIA service we offer direct weekly service from Asia to Dar Es Salaam enhancing inland solutions to Malawi and Zambia.

4 ● Mozambique Nacala Corridor New competitive rates available from Nacala to Malawi destinations.

5 ● Mozambique Beira Corridor We offer new competitive rates for 20’ Beira-Harare [Zimbabwe] by road and by rail. CMA CGM will indemnify clients from further liability should any port storage incur on the units to be railed. We also have new competitive rates on the Beira–Malawi corridor.

6 ● Mozambique Maputo Corridor Competitive solutions are available to Zimbabwe by rail from Maputo-Hwange. There is no port storage invoiced if shortage of wagons in Maputo.

7 ● S. Africa Durban New inland reefer ‘overborder’ solution available via Durban to inland countries: Zimbabwe, DRC, Zambia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland.

8 ● Namibia Walvis Bay We can offer a routing solution for export CTBL cargo from Zambia to Namibia. The route along the Trans-Caprivi Corridor links Zambia with the Port of Walvis Bay via the Katima Mulilo bridge border crossing. Export solutions are available from DRC and Zambia to Walvis Bay for dry and reefer equipment. The corridor to Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola & Lubumbashi in south DRC are running well. We also offer domestic routes to Windhoek and Otjiwarongo, Otjikoto, Oshakati, Ondangwa and Oshikango by road and rail.

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CORRIDOR REVIEW CTBL AFRICA

Western Africa

Corridor Current Situation

1 ● Senegal-Mali The Dakar-Bamako corridor is now only available by road. Both our rail and rail-road corridor options for Dakar-Bamako have been closed due to a change in the governance of the railway that has affected services.

In other news we are only able to accept cargo for Southern Mali destinations. For safety reasons traffic to Northern Mali [Kignan, Ségou, Mopti, Sevaré, Gao, Kidal, Menaka, Ansongou, Tessalit, and Timbuktu] via Dakar are temporarily suspended.

2 ● Senegal-Guinea Bissau The corridor is open and running smoothly.

3 ● Cote d’Ivoire-Burkina/Mali We are pleased to continue to offer a reliable service to Burkina Faso following the recent Burkina Faso attacks.

The rail service from Abidjan is running well offering excellent transit times and no congestion. We also recommend the road option. Furthermore the Group has launched a new reefer service from Abidjan.

4 ● Ghana-Burkina The Tema-Ouagadougou corridor is open with business as usual following the recent Burkina Faso attacks. We offer the most competitive rates with excellent transit time from Asia using our AFEX service. Our expert TBL team is in place for all your booking requests.

5 ● Togo-Burkina/Niger We are pleased to continue to offer a reliable service to Burkina Faso following the recent Burkina Faso attacks.

Generally the service is running well. Thanks to good volumes and on-going negotiations with suppliers we have decreased our Ouagadougou rates from Lome. We can also offer excellent solutions from Asia on our AFEX service. Please note that the port of Lome is strict on enforcing weight regulations for trucks.

6 ● Benin-Niger Service is operating very well for Niger CTBL.

7 ● Cameroon-Chad We offer both road and rail services to Chad which are running well. The train operator, CAMRAIL, offers a good service. From the 18th February the road option may be subject to an on-going truckers strike. Drivers plying the Douala-Ndjamena corridor are discontent with administrate bottlenecks including unnecessary Customs and Police checks and unofficial payments. Unionists officially wrote to the Prime Minister declaring an unlimited strike until conclusive measures are taken. We will watch the corridor closely and offer alternatives.

8 ● Cameroon-CAR Douala-Bangui is open on a case by case basis with agreement from our local Douala Agency. Political security is not 100% on this corridor. Please note all TBL to Bangui will be subject to Consignee signing LOI locally.

9 ● Gabon Corridor From Libreville, we serve domestic destinations by road to Franceville, Lambarene, Mouila, Bitam, Moanda, Mitzicnd Makokou.

10 ● Congo Corridor Pointe Noire-Brazzaville corridor is REOPENED. We offer an inland service from Pointe Noire to Dolisie, Brazzaville, Oyo and Ouesso.

11 ● DRC Corridor Matadi-Kinshasa service is running smoothly. New competitive rates are available.

12 ● Angola Corridor We have opened new landlocked destinations via the 4-main national ports of Luanda, Lobito, Cabinda and Namibe. We now offer the cities of Malange, Bela Vista, Catumbela, Benguela, Bahia Farta, Huambo, Lubango, Malongo, Malembo, Yema, Subantando, Buco Zau, Belize, Necuto and Lubango. All destinations are served by road on a 1-2 day transit time.

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CMA CGM Launches Ethiopian Intermodal Solutions,Develops Inland Solution Via Djibouti PortWith a 10% annual growth rate, a stable environment and increasing foreign investments, Ethiopia is among the most promising countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

A large majority of its cargo transits through the Djibouti Doraleh Container Terminal [DCT] a modern deep sea port and the most suitable logistic platform to serve as a natural gateway for Ethiopia and the Central African landlocked countries. To meet the growing demand for turnkey solutions, CMA CGM Djibouti has selected the most reliable partners and now offers a solution TBL [Through Bill of Lading] to its customers. This month we interview Philippe Danieau, CMA CGM General Manager of Djibouti & Ethiopia about this new offer.

What made you decide to offer a TBL service across Ethiopia?The number of inland requests we are receiving from the US, Europe and Asia has continually grown over the past 3-years. We now believe we can take a step further, and provide full inland service by road to our customers. Have you forged positive relations with freight partners?Customs processes and land transport may be long, but the partners we are working with have been operating in the area for many years [Transit MARILL, MACCFA Freight Logistics Plc, MASSIDA Logistics,…], and are without a doubt, the best available partners on the market. With these reliable partners, we can offer to our customers efficient door-to-door services, such as large truck fleet, good transit time, quick customs clearance and at competitive rates.

How are the corridors working?With the support of the CMA CGM Dubai Regional Office and the Intermodal Department at the HO, several shipments have been successfully carried out: among them, a vast cable project from China and regular humanitarian aid cargo from Europe and the United States. The CMA CGM Djibouti agency and its Ethiopian sub-agent [MACCFA Freight Logistics Plc] are now fully operational to handle all additional or specific requests throughout the world. All CMA CGM Ethiopian TBL services are hubbed through Djibouti port – can you expand on maritime links offered?Djibouti ports are the nearest and reliable access ports for Ethiopian customers. Currently Doraleh Container Terminal [where all our maritime services berth] is served by 3-weekly CMA CGM services including the Mediterranean Club Express [MEX1], the Red Sea Express 2 [REX2] and the Europe Pakistan India Consortium [EPIC] offering direct weekly fixed-day calls. The terminal, opened in 2009, offers world class facilities including 1.6 million TEU of handling capacity with 1,050m of quay and 18m draught which allows DCT to accommodate latest generation vessels. The port also offers 8 Super Post Panamax quay cranes with twin lift capacity. It was a CMA CGM vessel that inaugurated the terminal with the CMA CGM Ivan Hoe of 9,700 TEUs. And the MEX1 vessels [9,400 to 11,400 TEUs] are currently the biggest vessels calling DCT with a regular weekly service.

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AFRICAN GROUP NEWSCMA CGM / DELMAS

What transit times do you offer?We currently offer onward connections by road to 6-destinations: Mekele, Nefas Meewcha, Addis Ababa, Gibe, Shashemene and Jinga. Our transit times are:

Mekele 2 days Addis Ababa 2 days

Nefas Meewcha 2 days Gibe 3 days

Jinga 4 days Shashemene 3 days

TBL offers customers an all-in package can you expand?An all-inclusive package is offered when booking TBL; this includes all costs relating to port handling, customs clearance, transit, transport and empty return. Basically everything except for duties & taxes on Consignee’s account. Unloading at Addis Ababa can also be included. What other benefits are offered?We offer 8-days grace period port storage and 8-hours free time at the Consignee’s premises. After that extra charges run at US$120 per day. For further information rates and bookings please contact your nearest local CMA CGM agent. Local agency contacts [see also local agency web sites in http://www.cma-cgm.com]:

DjiboutiCMA CGM Djibouti S.A.Avenue Georges Clemenceau BP 52, DJIBOUTI Phone: 00 253 21 32 00 80 / Fax: 00 253 21 35 35 10 Email: dji.ops@cma-cgm.com

EthiopiaMACCFA Freight LogisticsPalace Commercial Center, P.O.Box: 21879, ADDIS ABABA Phone: 00 251 11 557 22 43 Email: mulugeta.fikru@maccfa.com / Website: www.maccfa.com

Djibouti

Jinga

Mekele

Nefas Meewcha

Addis Ababa

ShashemeneGibe

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CMA CGM Re-Opens Burundi Inland Services We have re-opened our service connecting Tanzania to Burundi. The Dar-es-Salaam to Bujumbura road corridor offers a transit of 13-days. Bujumbura is the capital, largest city, and main port of Burundi which is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It ships most of the country’s chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore.

Burundi is a member of the East African Community [EAC] customs union along with Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Customs tariffs, rules of origin, import prohibitions, and trade remedy regulations have been harmonized through the EAC. Burundi applies the EAC common external tariff [CET] on the Cost, Insurance and Freight [CIF] value of imports.

Pre-Shipment Inspection / Declaration of Intention of Import [DII] is required for all imports valued over US$3,000 for food, chemicals and pharmaceuticals and over US$5,000 for other products. Société Générale de Surveillance - SGS conducts Pre-Shipment inspection on behalf of Government of Burundi.

RESOURCESFor more information on local customs rules and regulations please visit the website of the Burundi Revenue Office [OBR - Office Burundi des Recettes]: http://english.obr.bi/

Or visit the CMA CGM country datasheet for guidance at https://www.cma-cgm.com/static/eCommerce/Attachments/Burundi%20111115.pdf

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CMA CGM Expands Senegalese Reefer Services At Terminal Containers Dakar [TCD] CMA CGM Terminal Containers Dakar [TCD] has doubled its Genset fleet with the acquisition of 15 new generators this month. The units will be used to support our fast-growing local exportations as well as TBL transport operations from Senegal to Mali. The reefer activity at TCD started in March 2014. Our facilities now offer more than 100 secured reefer plugs and a total of 30 genset at our disposal, an area devoted to Pre-Trip Inspection [PTI], a cleaning area and a large storage capacity.

The logistic involved for this traffic is sensitive and must be conducted rigorously to meet customer expectations. We constantly look to improve this activity and develop structures for the frozen fish, tuna, fruits & vegetables seasons.

CMA CGM Senegal continuously strives to strengthen its leading position in the Senegalese reefer market, notably with a 9 day transit time to Dunkerque, France; a 5 day transit time to Algeciras, Spain and a 4 day transit time to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

General FacilitiesIn February 2014 CMA CGM expanded its TCD facilities in Dakar, Senegal, with the addition of TCD2 a dedicated multi-activity 15,000m² logistic platform.

TCD1 and TCD2 are efficient logistic platforms that allow CMA CGM to manage the complete logistic chain from start to finish. As a bonded area, we can effectively transfer containers direct from the port to the ICD but also position a container at a customer’s warehouse, monitor dry and reefer traffic, and handle local delivery / positioning as well as carrier haulage / TBL to Bamako, Mali.

At each facility we closely monitor and control our customers import or export operations along the entire supply chain and so reduce container handling, forwarding, transportation, and technical costs for reefers [Pre-Trip Inspection [PTI] / cleaning / plugging]. We offer a controlled and autonomous supply chain along with modern equipment.

Main ActivitiesMain activities include managing containers, positioning dry and reefer at customers’ location, transferring containers to DP World Dakar [DPW], bringing the containers back from our customers after stuffing, handling the containers on the platform, stripping or stuffing / unstuffing the containers in dedicated areas on the platform and local repair of boxes. Meanwhile proximity to our agency office enables effective coordination between our salesforce and TCD management - with such cohesion essential in offering a flawless logistic support.

Trucking FleetWe also provide intermodal services offering a fleet of 20 trucks and 35 trailers, reinforced by affiliated carriers and led by TCD’s transportation department [225 trucks and 400 trailers]. This activity enables us to ensure the delivery of imported containers in excellent conditions as a part of our Carrier Haulage offer. It also enables us to position and recover export containers for our customers. As such we are developing the transport business to Mali.

“In Bond” StatusBoth TCD 1 & 2 operate under the surveillance of customs. Customs has an office on TCD 1 and TCD 2, which is a huge asset. TCD customs formalities, handled by our transit department, are now faster and more comfortable for our customers.

EnquiriesFor booking and all-in rate enquiries please contact your usual CMA CGM agent.

TCD1 & TCD2 Dedicated Multi-Activity Facilities - TCD1 offers a surface of 12,000m2 and TCD2 15,000m² - Organization of multimodal land transportation to end customer in Senegal and Mali - Bonded storage facilities - Reefer cargo containerized under bonded storage [more than 100 plugs + 16 mobile

plugs on generators] - Stuffing / unstuffing facilities for export cargo base commodities/ores - CMA CGM / DELMAS administrative building on site offering responsive and valued

logistical support at the best price. - Customs Office located in the port precinct - Bascule bridge for container weighing

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Kenya/UgandaKenya And Uganda Plan Electronic Platform To Monitor GoodsKenya and Uganda signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to set up an electric platform that will see them jointly monitor consignments on transit from Mombasa port. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) signed the agreement on 7th February to facilitate the establishment of a regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS). The system is expected to reduce the cost of transporting cargo and result in higher tax collections by resolving suspected under-declaration of the value of exports. The system will also ensure faster clearance of cargo from the Kilindini port, minimise transit diversion and expedite the seamless movement of goods.

The integrated regional ECTS would also help safeguard national security with real-time tracking of goods. The tracking system comprises satellites, a central monitoring centre and special electronic seals fitted on cargo containers and trucks, which give the precise location of goods in real time. The system triggers an alarm whenever there is diversion from the designated route, an unusually long stopover or when someone attempts to open a container.

The agreement comes barely a month after the 2-countries and Rwanda agreed to establish joint enforcement teams to police transit cargo operations, besides other actions including the centralisation of transit cargo clearance at Kilindini port.

[East African 08/02/16]

Sudan/South SudanBorder Opens For First Time Since 2011 SecessionOn January 27th Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the opening of his country’s border with South Sudan for the first time since the south’s secession in 2011, paving the way for better economic links between the 2-nations. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir had unexpectedly and unilaterally announced a normalisation of relations in response to Bashir agreeing to cut the transit fees for South Sudanese oil crossing Sudan’s territory via pipelines to the Red Sea. The border was closed in 2011 when relations deteriorated after the south seceded following a long civil war, taking with it 75% of the country’s oil.

[Reuters 28/01/16]

Tanzania/KenyaCargo Transfer Time From Dar Es Salaam & Mombasa Down 12%

A meeting between the EAC and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), a donor-supported organisation formed to facilitate cross-border business in the region, was held to lay the groundwork for the next phase of implementation of the organisation’s support to EAC from this year to 2022. Ministerial representatives from the 5-partner states: Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda attended.

The EAC, through TMEA, has implemented a number of projects to improve the quality of life of East Africans through competitiveness, value-added production, trade and investments, which include improvement of Mombasa Port infrastructure and construction of a road network between Ntungamo to Mirama Hill in Uganda and another from Port Reitz also in Mombasa to Kipevu West in Kenya. Furthermore cargo transfer time from the ports of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa to Burundi and Rwanda has been reduced by 12%, thanks to technical support from TMEA.

[Citizen 02/01/16]

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EASTERN & SOUTHERN AFRICACORRIDOR & TRADE NEWS

BotswanaOkavango River Bridge The Ministry of Transport and Communications has issued a tender for the construction of a 1.2km bridge across the Okavango River in Mohembo Village including 3km of road over 36 months.

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KenyaPort And Airport To Be Connected Via US$31 Million RoadA road connecting Port Reitz and Moi International Airport in Kenya has been commissioned by President Kenyatta. The road will be the only way to access the Moi International Airport and links the second container terminal at the Mombasa Port to the Northern Corridor, East and Central Africa. The road is being financed by UK’s Department of International Development [DFID] through Trademark East Africa [TMEA] with a grant of US$20 million. The government of Kenya is providing US$11 million.

The Mombasa Port modernisation project will reduce congestion and the cost of doing business, improve infrastructure, and boost trade and economic growth in the EAC. It will serve as a key catalyst to improve cargo handling capacity of the port of Mombasa. Immediate access will also be given to the new Kipevu West Container Terminal, significantly decreasing time taken to enter and exit port gates. The new access points in and out of the Mombasa port can accommodate around 30% of the traffic from the existing terminal.

Kenya National Highways Authority [KNHA] will be supporting the road construction through a dual carriageway. Existing access roads to the port and airport will also be improved and will cover 6.4 km.

[Africa Review 13/01/16]

Garsen-Witu-Lamu Construction To BeginKenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) confirmed the construction of a major highway at Kenya’s Coast is set to begin later this year. The 250km Garsen-Witu-Lamu road is expected to boost business and economic growth in the area once complete. A tender will be launched with the successful contractor expected to sign a fixed price contract with the road agency with works expected to be completed in August.

The project will be fully funded by the Government and entail upgrading of earth/gravel sections to bitumen standard. The road currently serves as a gateway into Lamu County and connects existing roads from Garsen through Witu and Hindi to the Mokowe Jetty, from where boat services access Lamu Island. Once complete, the new road will play a big role in the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport [LAPSSET] project and Kenya’s realization of Vision 2030.

[Construction Review 03/02/16]

Toll Stations To Be Installed On Thika HighwayThe government has procured the services of a transaction adviser through World Bank funding to carry out a feasibility study on Thika superhighway toll services aimed at improving maintenance and operation services. The tolling service will be carried out under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to improve the highway.

[Capital FM 04/02/16]

MalawiRural Road Improvement ProgrammeThe Malawi Government has launched a technical assistance bid for 1,200km of road rehabilitation across 12 selected districts. Works will be via labour-based reshaping, spot improvements and bridge works to a cost of €21 million. The deadline for tenders is 15/05/16.

[UKDTI 20/01/16]

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MozambiqueRehabilitation Work On Cuamba-Lichinga Road To Begin This YearThe rehabilitation and asphalting of 300km of the Cuamba-Lichinga road, in Niassa province in northern Mozambique, will begin this year. The work will be co-financed by the African Development Bank [ADB] and Japan, in the amount of US$300 million. The Cuamba-Lichinga road, which is part of the Nacala corridor, is divided into 3-sections of 100 km each. The first 2-sections, to be financed by the ADB, include the connection from the district of Cuamba to Mwita and from this point to Massangulo. By the end of March the work will be awarded to a contractor following a public tender.

[Macauhub/MZ 21/01/16]

South AfricaSandpruit Bridge Construction Enters Phase-2The multi-million rand Sandspruit project which began in November 2014 has just entered Phase-2 with the remaining construction of the Sandpruit Bridge. The new 16km trunk route runs between the CBD, Alexandra and Sandton. The Johannesburg Development Agency [JDA] is spearheading the project, which is set to be completed in September 2016. Phase-1 involved the completion of the western section of the new bridge, the diversion of traffic onto the new section and the demolition of the old bridge, which took place in November 2015. The old 2-lane-bridge could not continue to contain the huge volumes of traffic that pass through the Katherine Street stretch between Grayston and Marlboro Drives daily.

[CR 01/02/16]

ZimbabweHeavy Load Haulage Trucks Face BanThe Zimbabwe government is working on mechanisms to ban haulage trucks from transporting heavy goods on the country’s roads. The move aims to protect the country’s roads and empower the National Railways of Zimbabwe [NRZ]. Consultations are underway as railway stakeholders have requested to ring fence some products to rail and these need to be identified and for Cabinet’s approval. Some of the heavy goods that are currently transported on the road including mineral ores, coal and sugarcane. The Government is also seeking finance to strengthen infrastructure such as railways and wagons that are currently in decline and is talking to a number of prospective investors.

[Chronicle 26/01/16]

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Northern CorridorElectric Rail Plan Receives Regional BackingEast African Community [EAC] states have endorsed Kenya’s plans for the electrification of the standard gauge railway operations. Ministers from Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan met in Kampala to discuss implementation of projects under the Northern Corridor Integration Projects Initiative, noted electrifying operations will result in benefits of reduced journey times and increased capacity for the new rail network, spurring regional economic growth. The meeting recommended the adoption of Kenya’s proposal to convert Mombasa-Nairobi-Malaba to electric traction by the time all other sections in partner States commence construction.

[Daily Nation 09/02/16]

KenyaMinistry To Float Railway Tender AfreshA tender for a consultant to undertake feasibility studies for the 3rd phase of the Standard Gauge Railway extending from Nairobi to Malaba will be floated afresh. Complaints were made as it emerged that a boardroom deal to award the multi-billion-shilling consultancy to the same contractor who won the tender for the first phase, from Nairobi to Mombasa, was in the way.

Government had decided to commence work on the 439-km line after leaders learnt that Uganda was at an advanced stage in securing a loan from China’s Exim Bank to construct the Malaba-Kampala section. Technical discussions were going on between government officials and representatives of the China Communications Construction Company, after which internal approvals would be sought and the tender advertised. A subsidiary of the CCCC, China Road and Bridge Corporation, is undertaking the construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa stretch, and will undertake the second phase once it is approved, since the firm also acts as a financial negotiator for loans from Chinese banks. The same Chinese company has secured funding for the 120-km Nairobi to Naivasha stretch with 85% of the funding from Exim Bank, through a concessionary loan.

[Daily Nation 05/02/16]

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TanzaniaHigh Costs Halt Standard Gauge PlanThe Tanzanian government noted the envisaged multi-trillion shilling central railway line project that was to be rebuilt to standard gauge level is for now too expensive for Tanzania to finance through own funds. Finance and Planning Minister Dr Philipo Mpango noted this position when wrapping up the debate for the 2016/2017 development plan and budget framework. Even funds generated through a Railway Development Levy, would reach average of 50bn/- per year. The total cost of the project is 15tril/-. The World Economic Forum (WEF) and African Development Bank (ADB) are working closely with Tanzania to raise the required funds. The project will only be viable through Public Private Partnership (PPP) with a couple of Chinese and American companies showing interest.

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Kenya/UgandaMalaba/Busia OSBP ReadyThe One-Stop Border Posts [OSBP] at Malaba and Busia are set to open this month, paving the way for speedy clearances of goods moving within the main trade corridor between Uganda and Kenya. Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) facilitated the construction of the border post. Initially, it took 2-weeks for goods to move from the Kenyan coast of Mombasa into Uganda, with much of the delays taking place at the clearing posts. It will take roughly 2-days with one clearing post. TMEA injected US$12 million in the construction of OSBP infrastructures at Busia and US$1.2 million for furnishing and buying computers (ICT) at both posts. TMEA also funded computers (ICT) of the OSBP Malaba at a cost of US$1.2 million.

[Observer 03/02/16]

RwandaKigali Dry Port To Boost International TradeRwanda is to benefit from a new initiative which will see the introduction of a US$35 million container platform that will address challenges affecting transportation of goods from Mombasa and Dar-es Salaam ports to Rwanda. Rwanda signed a 25-year renewable agreement with Dubai-based global marine terminal operator Dubai Port World to develop and operate the dry port in Kigali special economic zone in the city suburbs of Kigali. The dry port will provide services for handling, temporary storage, inspection and customs clearance for international trade.

Rwanda aims to enhance the logistics sector to support the export of products for regional and international markets. The logistics facility is expected to significantly contribute to the development of this strategy. There had been cases where offloading and loading containers takes almost a week, forcing trucks to make only 2-trips per month. But with new infrastructure, the trucks will do as many as 5-trips per month. This will reduce transport costs and transit time, spurring investment in the surrounding areas.

Francois Kanimba, Rwanda Minister Trade and Industry

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DRY PORT FACTBOX - The US$35 million port at Masaka will occupy 30-ha of land - First phase of infrastructure will cover 13ha - Second phase will be worked on after 5-years - Government to construct roads allowing trucks to reach the dry port without passing through the city centre

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Rwanda/TanzaniaRusumo Border Fully Operational End Of FebruaryThe Rusumo One Stop Border [OSBP] will be operational by end of February. The move is aimed at easing trade within the region. Reducing the time and costs to exporters and importers is not only of paramount importance to Rwanda’s increased regional integration and trade facilitation, but also to sustain growth in the long run.

[EA Business Week 07/02/16]

TanzaniaMP To Table Private Motion On Dodoma Dry PortLivingstone Lusinde, member of Parliament for Mtera constituency in Dodoma Region plans to table a private motion in Parliament for establishing an inland port in Dodoma. Dodoma is strategically located to serve other neighbouring regions of Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. To the west, there are roads to Mwanza and Kigoma going through Tabora. The Great North Road links the city with Arusha to the north, via Kondoa. The region is also served by the Central railway line which connects it over a distance of 465km with Dar es Salaam in the east.

[Daily News 25/01/16]

Rwanda/UgandaGatuna OSBP Construction BeginsConstruction of a One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) facility at Gatuna border with Uganda has started. The Rwanda Transport Development Agency [RTDA – www.rtda.gov.rw], noted the US$7 million (Rwf5 billion) project is jointly funded by the World Bank and the Government of Rwanda introduced under the auspices of the East African Community [EAC]. The project will be completed in July. The Gatuna facility will be the 5th in the country and will improve border operations. The RTDA has already completed OSBP’s at Rusumo, Ruha, Nemba and Kagitumba with the Rubavu OSBP which is under construction completed in September.

Such posts promote efficiency at the border by reducing the time it takes in such tasks as clearing goods. Traders crossing into Uganda will not need to do anything on the Rwandan side, they will cross and do all the required processes at the entry point in Uganda and traders coming to Rwanda will do the same on the Rwandan side.

[New Times 09/02/16]

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ZimbabweCCTV Installed At OSBPsGovernment has started installing Closed-Circuit Televisions [CCTVs] at Beitbridge border post to curb corruption. Government will also install the same machines at Plumtree border post which is the second busiest inland port of entry in the country. It will also implement the same strategies at Chirundu border post.

[Chronicle 29/01/16]

Zimbabwe/South AfricaMoU Signed On Transport Infrastructure The Zimbabwe Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] for infrastructure development with South Africa on 29th February to ease movement of traffic between the 2-countries. The agreement relates to transport development and seeks to ease movement by decongesting the Beitbridge Border Post. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo signed the MoU with his South African counterpart Ms Elizabeth Dipuo Peters in Victoria Falls.

The move allows sharing of expertise, infrastructure development and services as well as to promote investments, industry and trade co-operation. The areas of partnership will be on 4-transport sectors, namely civil aviation, road transport, rail transport and maritime and will also enhance the One-Stop Border Post [OSBP] concept.

[Chronicle 01/02/16]Cape Town

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SudanResumption Of River Transport Between Kosti and JubaPresident Omer Al-Bashir announced resumption of the river transport line between Kosti and Juba, the capital of South Sudan State.

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GhanaTransit Trade In West Africa Via Ghana Slumps To 50%In efforts to make Ghana the trade hub for trans-West Africa, latest figures from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority [GPHA] has indicated that Ghana has lost about 50% of cargo trade with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Levels have dropped from 1-million tons annually since 2009 to 500,000T in 2014. The fall is attributed to the high cost of transiting goods along Ghana’s roads. The introduction of axle load regulation is the major cause of this trend which has seen shippers from the Sahel Region boycott Ghana’s ports over high cost.

Unfortunately for Ghana there are 7-alternatives to Ghana’s sea ports including Abidjan, Dakar, Conakry, Cotonou, Lagos, Lome and Nouakchott.

When we introduced the axle load policy implementation in 2009, it translated into higher cost of doing business on the corridor. Once the competitive edge was no longer there in the sense that they couldn’t take as much as they were taking, they decided to shift their cargo to the other corridors. It’s a price we have to pay for our determination to protect the integrity of our corridor.

Paul Asare Ansah, Marketing and Public Relations Manager at GPHA

Trade between Ghana and Mali declined from 416,000T in 2003 to 27,000T in 2014. The situation with Niger and Burkina Faso is no different. The GPHA foresees further consequences for Ghana as West African countries drag their feet in implementation of axle load regulations.

However following recent intervention by Ghana Highways Authority [GHA] and other stakeholders leading to talks with Burkinabe authorities seem to be yielding positive results, as the volumes have begun to pick up slowly. The GPHA wants to see similar efforts to consolidate and revive trade between Mali and Niger.

Subsequently, Parliament has given the GPHA the go-ahead to secure a €160 million facility to finance additional civil and dredging works at Takoradi Port. The facility is sourced by the GPHA from a syndicate of banks with BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA as lead arranger and lender. Works under this supplementary funding will include an additional 3.5 million cu.m of dredging works, a 30-ha land reclamation, the construction of an additional 600m quay wall, and dredging the berth to a depth of up to 17m. Sanctioning the loan brings the total amount for ongoing expansion works at the port to €357million, which will be serviced by the GPHA using its own cash inflows.

The Takoradi Port is gradually becoming the focus of maritime trade activities due largely to the emerging oil and gas cluster of activities, and the ongoing expansion works are geared toward opening the port to meet projected demand. The port expansion project is expected to provide adequate berthing, mooring, warehousing and large open spaces at the waterfront, and deepen the berths to accommodate larger vessels. Takoradi Port offers an excellent opportunity for using the country’s corridor to capture containerized and general cargo transit to the landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, given the port’s proximity to the middle belt.

[News Ghana 24/01/16]

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AngolaBengo - Loge River Bridge InauguratedThe bridge over the Loge River, in the municipality of Ambriz, which links the northern Bengo and Zaire provinces, was inaugurated 5th February by the Construction Minister, Waldemar Pires Alexandre. The Loge River bridge is on the 100 Caxito/Nzeto National Road.

[ANGOP 06/02/16]

Cote d’Ivoire/MaliBamako-Zantiébougou-Boundiali-San Pedro Corridor Road DevelopmentThe Ivorian Government has requested funding from the African Development Bank [AfDB] for development and facilitation of transport on the Bamako-Zantiébougou-Boundiali-San Pedro corridor. The move aims to promote sub regional integration within the West African Economic and Monetary Union [WAEMU] and promote greater trade between Côte d’Ivoire and Mali. The project is specifically designed to improve the fluidity of traffic and reduce transit times and transport costs along the corridor.

Meanwhile the Government of Mali has received funding from the Bank to fund costs for a sector study for the development of inland waterway transport in Mali. Research will include identification of the factors hindering the development of inland waterway transport as well as issues related to the navigability on the River Niger amongst others. Implementation will begin from May 2016 over 12-months.

[AFDB 04/02/16]

Cote d’Ivoire/GuineaMano River Union Road DevelopmentThe Guinea Government has received a loan from the African Development Bank [AfDB] for the tarring of the Lola – N’Zoo border road between Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea within the Mano River union. The national Direction of Infrastructures invites interested bidders by 03/02/ 2016.

[AfDB 28/01/16]

The project includes amongst others: - Works on Kani-Fadiadougou road section - Construction of Fadiadougou-Boundiali road section - Construction work of juxtaposed control points, including a road toll/weighting station - Construction of a fixed weighing station in San Pedro - Study & implementation of a single window at San-Pedro port - Feasibility study for a new onward transport corridor. [AfDB]

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GhanaMotorway Expansion Project Begins In MarchWorks on the 19km 2-lane Accra-Tema motorway expansion will begin in March, by which time feasibility studies to establish the project’s viability will have been completed. The project is expected to be executed on a public-private partnership [PPP] model. The motorway forms an integral part of the National Route 1(N1) starting from Aflao in the Volta Region and ending at Elubo in the Western Region. It is also part of the Trans West African Highway (Abidjan-Lagos Corridor), linking the city of Accra, the Kotoka International Airport and Tema Port.

Meridian Port Services (MPS) is behind the expansion project. MPS, one of the top container terminal operators in Africa and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) signed a deed for commencement of work on the US$1.5billion Tema Port expansion project in June last year. MPS is a partnership between GPHA and the Joint Venture of APM Terminals and Bolloré Africa Logistics, as principal investors and leading container terminal operators. It is projected to be completed in 4-years and will make Ghana a maritime hub and the most efficient one-stop port services centre in the region and the rest of Africa.

The project, to be funded by MPS, also has a road component that will see the Accra-Tema motorway expanded into 6-lanes in each direction to facilitate easy access to the port. Besides increasing the throughput capacity of Tema Port to adequately handle the country’s trade growth, the MPS-financed investment will generate massive added value to the country during and after the construction phase.

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LiberiaSomalia Drive Road Construction BeginsConstruction work has commenced on the Somalia Drive road in Monrovia, after Japan and the government of Liberia signed a US$57 million deal for project. The 2.7km road construction contract will be financed by the Japan International Corporation Agency [JICA].

[Construction Review 08/02/16]

NigeriaLagos Port Access Road To Be Cleared UpThe Federal Government are to demolish structures obstructing access to the Lagos Ports Complex at Apapa.The government, through a public notice, disclosed that the rehabilitation of the Lagos Ports Complex access road starting from the port and terminating at the foot of the bridge at Area B had been awarded to AG Dangote Construction Company.

[Daily Trust 10/02/16]

Nigeria LNG To Pay 50% Of Bonny-Bodo RoadThe Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has offered to provide 50% of the total N60 billion required by the government to construct the Bonny-Bodo Road. The road, handled in conjunction with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been one of the long-standing projects in the Niger Delta. The road is of economic importance to the Niger Delta region including Bonny Island, Ogoni, Okrika, Eleme, Andoni in Rivers State.

[Premium Times 02/02/16]

SenegalFCFA79 Billion AfDB Grant To Revamp Road InfrastructureThe African Development Bank [AfDB] granted Senegal 79.246 billion FCFA [€120,000] for road renovation and construction. The Minister of Economy, Amadou Ba and Mr. Mamadou Lamine Ndongo, the AfDB representative in Senegal signed the funding agreement on the sidelines of a ceremony to launch the drafting of the National Strategy Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals [ODD].

The project aims at putting National Highway 2, which links Dakar to the north of the country, in good condition by rehabilitating 337km of damaged roads and the construction and asphalting of 287km. It would also open up the Morphil Island [North] by repairing 29km and the construction of 12km of urban roads. National Highway 2 is a strategic interconnection axis on the Dakar-Bamako corridor to the north and the Euro-African road Dakar-Nouakchott-Tangiers-Madrid.

[Star Africa 22/01/16]

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Sierra LeoneSLRA To Introduce Weigh Bridges In an effort to curb the damage done to roads by heavy-duty vehicles in the country, the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) is set to introduce permanent and mobile weigh bridges along border roads this year. Already, the weigh bridges are in use at the Gbalamuya border checkpoint in Kambia District, northern Sierra Leone.

[Concord Times 03/02/16]

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DR CongoRail Renaissance In 2016SNCC is looking forward to 2016 as the year that would see the ‘renaissance’ of the state railway. Under the Multimodal Transport Project funded by the World Bank, 38 new locomotives were being acquired and track renewals were underway on various sections of the 1,067 mm gauge network. However, the current state of SNCC infrastructure is worrying with 24-derailments in December alone and stagnant production while the financial health of the company remains precarious. Targets set for 2016 include the production of 268 million traffic units and turnover of US$51·98m.

[Rail Gazette 23/01/16]

MoroccoAfDB Lends US$112.3 Million For Tangier-Casablanca-Marrakech AxisThe African Development Bank [ADB] has approved a US$112.3 million loan to strengthen railway infrastructure along the Tangier-Casablanca-Marrakech. Intended for the national railways l’Office national des chemins de fer [ONCF] Agency, the funds will be used to double the railway linking Settat to Marrakech. The doubling of the 142-km stretch will improve transit times and allow increased traffic of passengers and freight between Casablanca and Marrakech. Work is scheduled for completion by 2020 with freight volumes expected to more than double. The project approved so far extends the cooperation initiated in 1993 between the AfDB and the ONCF, intended to make the Morocco a country in advanced in rail transport. In 2010, a US$396 million loan was granted to modernise the Tangier - Casablanca - Marrakech axis, a project currently being completed.

[AfDB 28/01/16]

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