Cairo-Gaborone Trans-African Highway

Description: Cairo-Gaborone Corridor.

The Cairo-Gaborone Trans-African Highway, 8,861 kilometres, links:

1. North Africa: Egypt (1,140 kilometres)
2. East Africa: Sudan (1,321 kilometres), Ethiopia (1,692 kilometres), Kenya (938 kilometres), and Tanzania (1,216 kilometres)
3. Southern Africa: Zambia (1,496 kilometres), Zimbabwe (538 kilometres), Botswana (520 kilometres), and South Africa

Key features of the Cairo-Gaborone Trans-African Corridor:

1. Countries of the Cairo-Gaborone Corridor: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa
2. Main languages: Arabic and English
3. Main linked cities by the Cairo-Gaborone Trans-African Corridor: Cairo, Aswan, Arkeen, Wadi Halfa (Sudan), Omdurman, Khartoum, Doka, Gedaref, Galabat (Ethiopia), Azezo, Merawu, Dejen, Addis Ababa, Mojo, Dila, Mega, Moyale, Marsabit (Kenya), Nanyuki, Marua, Nairobi, Athi River, Namanga, Arusha (Tanzania), Dodoma, Iringa, Mbeya, Nakonde (Zambia), Serenje, Lusaka, Zimba, Victoria Falls, Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), Plumtree, Francistown (Botswana), Mahalapye, and Gaborone
4. Extension to South Africa: Gaborone - Lobatse - Ramatlabama
5. The Cairo-Gaborone Trans-African Highway is the longest Trans-African Corridor
6. In Cairo begin the Cairo-Dakar Corridor
7. Lagos-Mombasa Corridor
8. In Senar (Sudan), links with N’Djamena-Djibouti Corridor
9. In Zambia (Kapiri Mposhi), links with the Beira-Lobito Corridor (Beira, access to the Port of Lobito)
10. In Tanzania: Central Corridor
11. Final part of the Corridor arrives to Cape Town (South Africa), if we include this final part, the total length of this corridor is 10,228 kilometres
12. The main religion in the Cairo-Gaborone Trans-African Highway region are Islam and Christianity

The Cairo-Gaborone Trans-African Highway belongs to the African Civilisation.

1. Southern African Economic Area
2. East African Economic Area

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Largest ports:

1. Egyptian ports - Suez Canal
2. Port of Lobito (Angola)
3. Port of Mombasa (Kenya)
4. Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania)
5. Port Sudan
6. Port of Durban (South Africa)

Access to the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

African Regional Economic Communities involved:

1. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
2. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
3. East African Community (EAC)
4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
5. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)