Multinational (Democratic Republic of Congo / Angola) - The Democratic Republic of Congo - Angola Trans-National Economic Corridor Construction Project

Multinational (Democratic Republic of Congo / Angola) - The Democratic Republic of Congo - Angola Trans-National Economic Corridor Construction Project – Phase 1

Project Summary

Approval Date	23 Nov 2022
Signature Date	20 Jan 2023
Planned Completion Date	31 Dec 2027
Last Disbursement Planned Date	31 Dec 2027
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Transport
DAC Sector Code	21023
Commitment	U.A 125,000,000
Status	Approved

Project General Description

The Trans-National Economic Corridor Construction Project – Phase 1 is designed to stimulate integration and sub-regional cooperation in Central Africa. It contributes to the improvement of the inter-state road transport system and the promotion of intraregional trade in Central and Southern Africa. This will involve improving the level of service of the road transport logistics chain on the Mbuji-Mayi-Kananga-Kalambambuji (DRC)-Chikolondo-Dundo (Angola) road, as well as the living conditions of the inhabitants of the area. The expected outcomes of the project are: (i) improved connectivity; (ii) trade facilitation; and (iii) improved social conditions, social cohesion and life skills. The benefits of the project include: (i) reduced travel time and vehicle maintenance costs; (ii) improved economic potential in the project area; (iii) improved road safety; and (iv) job creation during construction. Building community resilience through regional infrastructure should alleviate long-term pressures and unleash a positive and more inclusive development momentum. The project has three main components, namely: (i) Road and related infrastructure works; (ii) Capacity-building and institutional support for transport and trade facilitation; and (iii) Project management and monitoring.

Project Objectives

The development objective of the project is to contribute to the improvement of the interstate road transport system and the promotion of intra-regional trade in Central and Southern Africa. This will involve improving the level of service of the road transport logistics chain on the Mbuji-Mayi-Kananga-Kalambambuji (DRC)-Chikolondo-Dundo (Angola) road, as well as the living conditions of the inhabitants of the area. Specifically, the project aims to asphalt the Mbuji-Mayi-Kananga-Kalambambuji (DRC) - Shikolondo - Dundo (Angola) road, and to strengthen road transport sector governance in order to achieve regional integration and facilitate trade between the two countries.

Beneficiaries

The main beneficiaries of the project are the populations of the provinces of the Kasai area (Kasai Oriental, Kasai Central, Kasai, Lomami, Sankuru) and the Angolan province of Lunda Norte.

Participating Organization

Funding

African Development Fund

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-Z1-DB0-255
Last Update	24 Mar 2023

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Contact Details

Name	Johnny Gingama MAKWELA
Email	j.makwelagingama@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Multinational

Coordinates	Location Name
-8.63543 19.64852	Lunda Norte Province
-6.21667 24.66667	Lomami
-2.67626 24.3337	Sankuru Nature Reserve
-5.89624 22.41659	Kananga
-6.18333 23.51667	Province du Kasaï-Oriental
-6.13603 23.58979	Mbuji-Mayi
-5.35 21.41667	Kasai

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Loan Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Project Type Interventions

Commitments

U.A 125,000,000

African Development Fund

U.A 75,170,000

African Development Fund

U.A 49,830,000

Document Type	Language	Document
Environmental Study	fr	multinational-projet-de-construction-du-corridor-economique-entre-la-rdc-et-langola-1ere-phase-p-z1-db0-255
Appraisal report	fr	viewer
Environmental Study	fr	viewer
Appraisal report	en	viewer

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value
Travel time of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on the Mbuji-Mayi-Kananga section of RN1	Hour	2022	12.0
Travel time of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on the Kananga-Kalambambuji road section	Hour	2022	48.0
Volume of trade between the DRC and Angola	Ton	2022	15000.0
Average vehicle operating costs (VOC) for heavy goods vehicles	$/Km	2022	0.31
Rural Access Index (RAI)	%	2022	40.0
Distance travelled to fetch drinking water	Minute	2022	20.0
Distance travelled to reach a health centre	Minute	2022	30.0
Jobs created (Staff recruited long-term jobs)	Number	2022	500.0
Jobs created (Staff recruited long-term jobs) - of which women	Number	2022	250.0
Rate of climate-smart asphalt portions of the Mbujimayi-Kananga section in DRC	Km	2022	147.5
People with improved access to transport	Number	2022	200000.0
People with improved access to transport - of which women	Number	2022	100000.0
Number of people sensitised	Number	2022	2000.0
Number of people sensitised - of which women	Number	2022	1000.0
Feeder roads constructed or rehabilitated	Km	2022	150.0
Number of apprenticeship centres built	Number	2022	3.0
Number of training centres rehabilitated	Number	2022	3.0
Jobs created (Staff recruited temporary jobs)	Number	2022	5000.0
Jobs created (Staff recruited temporary jobs) - of which women	Number	2022	2500.0
Classrooms and educational support facilities constructed / rehabilitated	Number	2022	44.0
Number of Experts trained	Number	2022	200.0
Number of trained GLRLC members	Number	2022	250.0
Number of trained team leaders	Number	2022	150.0
Number of trained site managers	Number	2022	20.0
Unemployed youth trained	Number	2022	2000.0
Unemployed youth trained - of which women	Number	2022	400.0
People made aware in the project area	Number	2022	120000.0
People made aware in the project area - of whom women	Number	2022	60000.0
Provincial and national agencies supported with logistics (rolling stock, IT and office equipment, furniture, etc.) and capacity-building in the project area	Number	2022	52.0
Land whose use has been improved: replanted, reforested, landscaped, etc.	Ha	2022	100.0
Installation of fascines and revegetation of slopes and low-carbon, resilient protective structures (retaining wall, masonry riprap, brickwork, etc.) built at the roadside	%	2022	100.0
Monitoring reports on the implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and the Climate Action Plan (CAP)	Number	2022	12.0
Number of environmental and social audit reports	Number	2022	1.0
Structuring (technical, environmental and social) study reports in Angola	Number	2022	4.0
Structuring (technical, environmental and social) study reports in the DRC	Number	2022	2.0
Various study (technical, environmental and social) reports in DRC	Number	2022	7.0