Multinational - The Ketta-Djoum Road and Brazzaville-Yaoundé Transport Corridor Facilitation Project

Project Summary

Approval Date	25 Sep 2009
Signature Date	11 Jan 2010
Planned Completion Date	30 Nov 2017
Last Disbursement Planned Date	31 Dec 2018
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Transport
DAC Sector Code	21023
Environmental Category	1
Commitment	U.A 118,351,771.47
Status	Completion

Project General Description

The 504.5 km Ketta-Djoum Road is a major link on the 1 612 km highway connecting the two capital cities of Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) and Yaoundé, (Cameroon). The road development is scheduled in two phases. Phase I involves:(i) construction and ancillary works, (ii) road transport and transit facilitation measures, including a single checkpoint at the border and a study on the establishment of a Corridor Management Committee; (iii) support for the resettlement of indigenous people dwelling in the project impact area (PIA); and (iv) sensitization campaigns on road safety, environmental protection and STI control, including HIV/AIDS. The successful implementation of Phase I will provide a permanent connection between Congo and Cameroon. It will help to boost trade not only between the two countries but also in the Central African sub-region, even as it will contribute to poverty reduction in the area.

Project Objectives

The project aims to improve the service level of the transport logistic chain on the Yaoundé-Brazzaville road axis and the living conditions of dwellers within the project impact area. The development of the Ketta-Djoum road which is an important link of the axis is scheduled in two phases. The first phase and subject of this project centres on four components summarized in the table below which, in addition to road works on the sections concerned, include ancillary works (rural tracks and social activities), construction of a common border checkpoint and other measures geared towards enhancing the protection of the road assets and transport facilitation.

Beneficiaries

The direct project beneficiaries are the transport system users as well as dwellers within the project impact area (Sangha District in the North of Congo and Cameroon’s South/South East Provinces). The project is expected to not only improve the movement of people and goods between the two countries, but also open up areas with significant economic potential in Northern Congo (agriculture, ore, timber, etc.) and in Cameroon’s South East. Furthermore, the project will help to reduce overall transport costs and improve living conditions of people dwelling along the road.

Participating Organization

Funding

African Development Fund

Extending

Government

Implementing

Multinational Cameroun - Congo

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-Z1-DB0-048
Last Update	26 Jan 2023

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Contact Details

Name	BIZONGO Anatole Desire
Email	d.bizongo@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Multinational

Coordinates	Location Name
1.62056 14.9483	Biessi
2.75 12.91667	Département du Dja-et-Lobo
2.66667 12.66667	Djoum
1.48194 15.90056	Ketta
2.7 13.28333	Mintom I
2.14139 13.6689	Ntam
1.29211 15.93129	Ouesso
1.64806 14.5806	Sembe
1.73163 14.86882	Sembe
2.05966 14.13219	Souanke

Project Classification

Finance Type	N/A
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	N/A

Commitments

U.A 118,351,771

African Development Fund

U.A 56,451,771.47

African Development Fund

U.A 61,900,000

Disbursements

Repayments (Interest & Loan)

Document Type	Language	Document
Evaluation Report	fr	PN10881 SR FR
Project Completion Report	fr	PR10967 SR FR
General Procurement Notice	fr	Cameroun
Expression of interest	fr	EOI – Multinational - Audit comptable et financier du projet d’aménagement de la route Ketta-Djoum et de la facilitation du transport sur le corridor Brazzaville - Yaoundé
Contract	en	Listing of Awarded Contracts from 01 January 2000 to 16 April 2014
Contract	en	Listing of Awarded Contracts from 01 January 2000 to 4 May 2015 - Eng
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2012 TO 2017 AS AT OCT 2017
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT APRIL 2019
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT JAN 2019
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT SEPT 2018
Appraisal report	fr	Cameroun - Congo - Projet de route Ketta Djoum et de facilitation du transport sur le Corridor Brazzaville - Yaoundé - Rapport d’évaluation
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2011 TO 2016 AS AT JANUARY 2017
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2012 TO 2017 AS AT MAY 2017-1-1
Appraisal report	en	Multinational - Ketta-Djoum Road and Brazzaville-Yaoundé Corridor Transport Facilitation Project - Appraisal Report
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2014 to 2019 as at october 2019
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2014 to 2019 as at january 2020
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2015 to 2020 as at february 2021

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value	Actual Year	Actual Value
Rate of increase in length of all-season roads between Cameroon and Congo	%	2009	80	2019	86,6
Mean overall travel speed on the Yaoundé – Brazzaville road axis	Km/Hour	2009	80	2019	85
Average vehicle operating costs (VOCs) for heavy duty vehicles	XAF/Km	2009	367	2019	408
Walking distance to reach a motorable road and drinking water	Km	2009	2	2019	2
Jobs created (Staff recruited temporary jobs)	Number	2009	7000	2019	4500
Jobs created (Staff recruited temporary jobs) - of which women	Number	2009	3500	2019	2250
Roads constructed, rehabilitated or maintained	Km	2009	504	2019	355
Feeder roads constructed or rehabilitated	Km	2009	120	2019	75
Space for the installation of optical fibre provided	Km	2009	204	2019	267
Weighing/axle stations (1 in each country) built, equipped and commissioned in Congo and Cameroon	Number	2009	4	2019	3
People educated in road safety and HIV transmission	Number	2009	4726	2019	4726
Latrines constructed or rehabilitated	Number	2009	22	2019	24
Number of water points	Number	2009	25	2019	25
Fences of schools and health centers rehabilitated	None	2009	The fences of schools and health centers are built	2019	The linear of fences planned realized
Associations of youth, women and indigenous populations equipped and strengthened with work and training materials	None	2009	Yes	2019	Done
Study on the establishment of a corridor management committee completed	None	2009	a validation workshop of the study on the Corridor Management Committee is organized	2019	1 report was submitted to ECCAS
Developed joint border post	None	2009	1 border control post is built	2019	A post built and not equipped
Shelters for mixed traffic controls fitted	Number	2009	4	2019	4
Users made aware of traffic control measures	None	2009	10,000 pamphlets on road safety and control measures are being and distributed to transporters and road users in Congo	2019	1280 socio-educational magazines distributed in Congo and zero in Cameroon
Strengthened capacity of the administrations in charge of the project	None	2009	Computer and office equipment (2 complete workstations, 2 photocopiers, 2 scanners) and project management software are provided to implementing agencies in Congo and Cameroon	2019	All the planned computer equipment was not delivered to the POCs due to lack of counterpart funding
Operation of the MTA ensured	None	2009	Computer and office equipment (1 PC, 1 printer, 1 photocopier, 1 scanner) are provided at the MTC	2019	Computer and office equipment (1 PC, 1 printer, 1 photocopier, 1 scanner) are provided at the MTC
Establishment of Monitoring and Evaluation system	None	2009	2 monitoring and evaluation surveys on the impact of the project are conducted	2019	1 monitoring and evaluation survey of the project was conducted in each country
Number of audit reports produced and approved	Number	2009	2	2019	2
Mid-term review carried out	Number	2009	1	2019	1
Control and supervision of road and related works	Number	2009	3	2019	3