African Northern Corridor

Sub-subject: African Multimodal Northern Corridor (Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda)

Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Northern Corridor (Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda)
2. Northern Corridor Transport Network
3. Institutional Framework
4. Program Areas
5. Gateway to regional markets: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Tanzania.

Sample of the Sub-subject: African Northern Corridor:

Sub-Subject Description (African Multimodal Northern Corridor).

The African Northern Corridor is a logistics project formed by three landlocked countries (Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda) and Kenya.

The region of the African Multimodal Northern Corridor: East Africa and Central Africa

The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region is one of the promoters of this Corridor

This African multimodal logistics corridor (waterway + rail + road + Maritime Port of Mombasa) also links with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kisangani), South Sudan (Juba), and Tanzania.

The main objective of the African Northern Corridor is to encourage and to facilitate regional trade between member countries.

1. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi belongs to the East African Community (EAC)
2. Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda belongs to COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)
3. Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda belongs to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
4. Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the Republic of Rwanda belongs to Economic Community of Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)

The Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Co-ordination Authority coordinate the project and the implementation of the agreement.

Largest ports nearest the Northern Corridor:

1. Port of Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
2. Port of Mombasa (Kenya)

Links with Lagos-Mombasa corridor and Central Corridor

The African Multimodal Northern Corridor belongs to the African Civilization.

1. Central African Economic Area
2. East African Economic Area