Benefits of African corridors for landlocked countries:
Gateway for the country (import and export of goods)
Regional economic development: Concept of Corridor as engine of the socio-economic development
New industry and related services
Creates employment
According to the “Regional Integration and Trade Department” of the NEPAD, there are four types
of African corridors.
Transport (only one mode)
Multimodal (more than one mode, for example, Road and Rail transport)
Logistics (the institutional framework has been harmonized, related high-value services)
Economic (Furthermore, attraction of investments - public and private-, new economic activities in the corridor region)
The Trans-African Roads (economic area of African Civilization) consists of nine corridors.
Highway
From - To
Kilometers
1
Cairo-Dakar
8,640
2
Algiers-Lagos
4,500
3
Tripoli-Windhoek
9,610
4
Cairo-Gaborone
8,860
5
Dakar-N’Djamena
4,500
6
N’Djamena-Djibouti
4,220
7
Dakar-Lagos
4,010
8
Lagos-Mombasa
6,260
9
Beira-Lobito
3,520
TOTAL
54,120
These African Corridors should connect with direct routes all the African capitals,
improve Road transport facilities and finally contribute to the Economic Integration of the African continent.
54,000 kilometers
Near 25% of African corridors are missing links
Estimated cost to complete the Trans-African Roads: 4.2 billion dollars
Main promoters: the African Union, NEPAD, and all the Regional Economic Communities