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The Northern Corridor Standard Gauge Railway is intended to create an interoperable regional railway from the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa to Uganda and Rwanda, with an additional link to South Sudan. The approved route begins with the approximately 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi section, continues approximately 120 km to Naivasha and then extends westward through Kenya to Malaba. In Uganda, the principal eastern section links Malaba with Kampala, with further planned connections towards Rwanda and a northern branch through Gulu and Nimule to Juba. The railway is designed for high-speed passenger operations of up to 160 km/h and high-capacity freight services. Its strategic function is to complement the heavily used Northern Corridor road network, reduce transport costs and transit times, improve port-hinterland connectivity and support regional trade and industrial development. The programme must be reported as a regional umbrella rather than as a single homogeneous construction contract. Kenya has completed and operates the Mombasa-Nairobi and Nairobi-Naivasha sections. Uganda has undertaken design, land acquisition, stakeholder engagement and contractor procurement for the Malaba-Kampala section. Rwanda and South Sudan remain dependent on completion and sequencing of the upstream sections and on regional financing and implementation agreements. Uganda's official transport reporting records engagement of Yapi Merkezi for the eastern route and subsequent pre-construction and right-of-way work. Official FY2025/26 and FY2026/27 budget documents contain construction targets for the Malaba-Kampala section, but targets are not the same as verified completed works. The project is therefore coded at S4A for the latest period because an implementation contract and preparatory activities exist, while full physical construction of the regional programme and regional commissioning have not been demonstrated. The USD 19.2 billion value remains the approved PAP II regional baseline. Segment costs, national budget allocations and financing arrangements should not be substituted for that full-scope estimate unless an approved consolidated regional cost update becomes available.

The VICMED initiative proposes an integrated navigation and multimodal transport corridor from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea. It is intended to connect Nile Basin countries through river, lake and supporting land-transport infrastructure and to improve access for landlocked countries to international ports and markets. The project's expected benefits include lower-cost movement of goods, improved regional trade and tourism, employment creation and stronger economic integration. It also requires careful assessment of water-resource, environmental, social, navigational and institutional implications across a large transboundary basin. The prefeasibility study, which involved consultation with the footprint countries, was completed in 2015 and approved in 2017 by the 3rd Steering Committee for VICMED. The feasibility study Phase 1 was completed in July 2019 and was funded through a US$650,000 grant from AfDB. It involved the development of an institutional and legal framework for VICMED and conducting a training needs assessment. It also involved preparing the terms of reference for Feasibility Study Phase 2 and carrying out training for countries on inland water transport, which took place in February.

The governments of Kenya and Uganda and Rwanda have committed to the development of a standard gauge railway that links the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Uganda with Mombasa port in Kenya. This project entails the section from Nairobi to the Kenya/Uganda border at Malaba.

The governments of Kenya and Uganda and Rwanda have committed to the development of a standard gauge railway that links the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Uganda with Mombasa port in Kenya. This project entails the section from Mombasa port to Nairobi in Kenya.

The governments of Kenya and Uganda and Rwanda have committed to the development of a standard gauge railway that links the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Uganda with Mombasa port in Kenya. This project entails the section from Kampala to Kasese in Uganda.

The governments of Kenya and Uganda and Rwanda have committed to the development of a standard gauge railway that links the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Uganda with Mombasa port in Kenya. This project entails the section from Kasese in Uganda, to the border with Rwanda at Mirama Hills.

The governments of Kenya and Uganda and Rwanda have committed to the development of a standard gauge railway that links the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Uganda with Mombasa port in Kenya. This project entails the section from the Mirama Hills border (Uganda/Rwanda) to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

Tanzania is constructing the high speed electric standard gauge railway line from the port of Dar es Salaam to the inland Lake Victoria (at Mwanza) (1219 Km) with a target speed for passenger trains travelling at up to 160kph and cargo trains at up to 120kph and a branch from Isaka to Rusumo connects Keza in Kigali (371 Km)

Tanzania is constructing the high speed electric standard gauge railway line from Isaka to Rusumo connects Keza in Kigali (371 Km)

The governments of Kenya and Uganda and Rwanda have committed to the development of a standard gauge railway that links the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Uganda with Mombasa port in Kenya. This project entails the section from the Malaba border post (between Kenya and Uganda) to the Ugandan capital Kampala.

Rehabilitation and upgrading of the 197 km of road which would be the first toll road in Tanzania (First 100 km 6 lanes and then 4 lanes). The project requires the construction of a new road, adjacent to the existing road, that will give drivers the choice between paying for a superior toll road, constructed to expressway standards, or making use of the existing road. The project comprises four and six lane carriageways, 8 interchanges, 7 toll plazas and weigh bridges as well as a number of bridges. Tanzania"’s Roads Act 2007 recognises the Dar es Salaam - Chalinze - Morogoro road section as part of the main TANZAM Highway and Central Corridor T-1 route which connects Dar es Salaam and its port with land locked neighbouring countries.

The power plant will be located on the Ruzizi River, which forms the common border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, approximately five kilometres west of Bugarama in Rwanda's Western Province. Ruzizi IV will be developed near the existing Ruzizi I and II plants and the planned Ruzizi III plant. The facility is planned as the fourth hydropower station in the cascade, with an installed capacity of 287 MW. The generated electricity will be shared equally among Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Verified implementation and technical context: The project is being prepared through regional institutions responsible for the Ruzizi basin and Great Lakes electricity cooperation. AfDB records describe a 287 MW plant intended to complete development of the remaining hydropower potential in the cascade. The preparation programme includes engineering and planning studies, environmental and social analysis, institutional arrangements, financial modelling and the definition of an implementation structure that can serve all three participating countries. Any current profile must avoid importing financing, procurement or construction milestones from Ruzizi III, which is a separate project with a different development history.

Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RRFHP) Development Objective is to increase the supply of electricity to the national grids of Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. It Comprises of construction of an 80 MW power plant including the associated generation substation. The project is jointly financed by the Governments of Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania with credits and grants totaling to USD 340 million equivalent for the Civil Works and Electromechanical Works. AfDB parallel-financing is associated with the transmission lines to each of the three countries at a cost of USD 121 Million. These include 220kV transmission lines double circuit running 161 km from the power plant to Gitega substation in Burundi, 119km double circuit line from the Power plant to Shango sub-station in Rwanda and 98.2 km double circuit line from the power plant to Nyakanazi sub-station in Tanzania.The project has the following components CP1 (Civil Works); CP2 (Electromechanical works); Livelihoods Restoration Program (LRP); and Local Area Development Program (LADP). Out of the USD 340 million, the budget breakdown for each of the component is as follows: (i)LADP allocation is USD 15 million (USD 5 million for each country (Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania); (ii)LRP allocation is about USD 711,612 (only for PAPs); and (iii)The remaining is for CP1, CP2, OE, and PIU operations.The three governments mandated and entrusted Nile Basin Initiative /Nile Equatorial lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordination Unit (NBI/NELSAP CU) to coordinate the implementation of the project. The Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF) financed the Feasibility and Design Studies to a tune of USD 7.72 million. The studies were carried out from 2005 and completed in 2013. The studies were undertaken by NBI/NELSAP CU. The Project was approved by the World Bank in 2014; procurement of CP1 Contractor and CP2 Contractor was started in 2015 and completed and Contracts signed on 9th November, 2016; mobilization for construction works started in December 2016/January 2017; and the project completion date is 2021.

The Project aims to develop inland water transport infrastructure and services along the Akagera River to improve regional connectivity between Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The project involves river navigation improvements, construction of port facilities, acquisition of suitable vessels, and establishment of a sustainable operational framework. This environmentally friendly transport alternative will connect Lake Victoria to regions along the Akagera River, providing cost-effective transportation for both passengers and freight while reducing pressure on road infrastructure. The project will employ appropriate river transport technologies suited to the specific conditions of the Akagera River, which has varying depths and flow conditions across seasons. Key design elements include: - Shallow-draft vessels, - Modular port facilities adaptable to water level variations, - Environmentally sensitive river training works where necessary. - Solar power systems for port facilities; - Navigation aids and communication systems compliant with inland waterway standards; - Digital booking and cargo management systems; - Safety and emergency response equipment

The project is intended to create an inland-water transport connection from Lake Victoria through the Kagera/Akagera River to Kagitumba in eastern Rwanda. Its approximately 260 km scope may require river training, dredging, bank protection, cut-offs, navigation structures and inland-port development. The project would provide Rwanda with direct water access to Lake Victoria and connect regional cargo and passenger movements to existing lake ports and onward road and rail corridors. Technical preparation must address seasonal flows, sedimentation, protected ecosystems, hydraulic structures, navigation safety and harmonised cross-border regulation. The project reports a three-stage project cost of USD 298,082,400. The previously stored USD 815 million total is not supported as a like-for-like PAP II baseline by the uploaded validation documents. The active record is therefore corrected to USD 298.0824 million and classified as CAPEX because no separate preparation or operating-cost split is given. The older feasibility work and continuing regional recognition support retaining S2B rather than downgrading the project solely because recent public evidence is limited.

The Nsongezi Hydropower Project is a proposed run-of-river scheme on the Kagera River, located along the border between Uganda and Tanzania. The project is also regionally relevant, with potential power supply benefits to Rwanda. Although the project features a 20m high concrete dam on the Kagera River, reservoir storage and operation is such that the scheme effectively operates as a run-of-river scheme. The main role of the reservoir is to balance energy production gains with minimized environmental and social impacts. The hydropower plant will consist of an open-air powerhouse on the Ugandan side of the river, equipped with three vertical Kaplan turbines. Positioned downstream of the Kikagati Power Station, Nsongezi aims to fully utilize the hydropower potential of this 25 km stretch of the Kagera River. Turbine discharge is expected to be in the range of 220-250 m³/s, Power evacuation will be via a 35 km, 132 kV transmission line connecting the plant to Uganda's Mirama Hills substation. The project is included in Uganda's Second National Development Plan (NDPII) for the 2015/16 - 2019/20 period. It is also included in NELSAP's Investment Strategy Action Plan (2012).

This project involved construction of water supply and sanitation systems, improving solid waste and storm water management, improving watershed management, improving urban planning and building capacity of urban authorities in 15 secondary towns in the Lake Victoria Basin. This project intends to meet the Millennium Development Goals and support secondary urban centers in the Lake Victoria Basins to contribute to the reversal of the pollution of the lake through improvements of sustainable water supply and sanitation infrastructure in 15 secondary towns within the Lake Victoria Basin. The selected towns were across East Africa countries with Burundi having 3 towns that included: Ngozi, Muyinga and Kayanza. In Kenya, Keroka, Kericho and Isebania were among the towns while in Rwanda, Kayonza, Nyagatare and Nyanza were identified. Tnazania had Geita, Sengerema and Nansio towns added while Uganda had Mayuge, Buwama-Kayabwe-Bukakata and Ntungamo. The implementation was launched in 2011 with approx. 110 MUSD grant funding from the African Water Facility. This component of LVWATSAN was called LVWATSAN Phase II. Africa Development Bank entered into a Contribution Agreement with UN-HABITAT to offer Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Programme. MWAUWASA was delegated to take the role of implementing authority for the 3 Tanzanian towns; Geita, Sengerema and Nansio, financed by AfDB.  The water supply has been improved for 784,470 residents of beneficiary towns across the Partner States.

The project area covers the Akanyaru marshland, the Lakes Cyohoha and Rweru and their watersheds shared by Rwanda and Burundi, and is located in the Akanyaru sub-basin and the downstream Nyabarongo sub-basin, both being part of the Kagera sub-basin shared by Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania. The project area has experienced a steady decline in the level of ecosystem services from being the food basket of Rwanda and Burundi in the 1960s with widespread forest area and plenty of rainfall to its current status of frequent drought, soil erosion and lack of grazing land. The objective of this project is to enhance: Co-ordination, sustainable development, management and utilization of the Lakes Cyohoha, Rweru, Akanyaru marshland environment, including water and fisheries resources production Contribute to poverty reduction and the reversal of environmental degradation in the Bugesera region shared by Rwanda and Burundi, especially in the Rweru and Cyohoha lakes basins and Akanyaru marshland. The project aims to develop 4,200ha irrigated land; 2.5 million agroforestry trees; 765ha riverbank & lake shores protected; restocking of 2 lakes; support to 9 fishermen cooperatives; 1 million beneficiaries including 4,500 fisher folks and improved capacity of more than 6,500 farmers. In more detail: Integrated Agriculture and Watershed Development and Management: Nearly 2,000 ha of irrigated land set up with hillside irrigation techniques and effective marshland management, more than 6,500 farmers with improved capacities on improved seeds, dairy cows and post-harvest infrastructures Watershed management: Mechanisms and capacities for joint water monitoring and management in place and operational, Protection of 765 ha of lakeshores and Akanyaru riverbanks with fodder grass, agroforestry, fruit, bamboo and indigenous tree species. Conservation of aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity through restoration of lakes shores, spawning sites and catchments and joint mechanisms for fishery and water resources monitoring and management Fisheries Resources Development and Management: Restock of the 2 lakes with 1,000,000 tilapia fingerlings, support construction of fishery infrastructures and strengthen capacities of 9 fishermen cooperatives and key stakeholders for sustainable fishery development. Regional Integration and peace building through harmonized policies frameworks Capacity building and development: Capacity building for alternative livelihood and by commodity chain of 4,500 beneficiaries from fishery, farmers and agriculture cooperatives, 50% being women. Leading to poverty reduction and improved food security. This component also specifically addresses knowledge generation and dissemination systems to monitor specific risks and threats, notable climate change and variability. The project is ready for implementation and requires funding of USD 95m over 4 years implementation to enable the project to become financially self-sufficient.

The Development of Data Centre Infrastructures Underpinning the Digital Economy is a regional ICT programme under the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). It envisions establishing six new data centres in Burundi, Central African Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon, alongside the reinforcement of five existing centres in Angola, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The programme is grounded in the Consensual Master Plan for the Development of Electronic Communications Infrastructure in Central Africa (PACDICE-AC), established in 2019, which identified data centre development as a regional priority. The project was formally included in the PIDA Priority Action Plan 2 (PIDA PAP2, 2021-2030) in 2020. Total programme investment is estimated at USD 92.5 million across all components. The programme aims to secure Central African cyberspace, build user confidence in digital services, and regionalise intra-ECCAS data exchange to reduce latency and improve access times. Key challenges include implementation complexity across 11 countries, technical coordination requirements, and funding mobilisation for pre-feasibility and feasibility studies. Ce projet vise à doter l'espace sous-régional de la CEEAC des infrastructures qui participent de la sécurisation du cyberespace et contribuent à créer de la confiance dans un monde de plus en plus numérique et à garantir la souveraineté numérique des Etats.

Regional project under PIDA PAP 2 (2021-2030) to provide and strengthen each ECCAS Member State with high bandwidth fiber optic connectivity and establish a sub-regional data hosting centre in the ECCAS space. The project covers all 11 ECCAS member states (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Sao Tome and Principe) and aims to create a comprehensive broadband backbone network across Central Africa. The initiative builds on prior work undertaken by the World Bank, PPIAF, and the ITU to address connectivity gaps in the ECCAS sub-region and renew momentum for ECCAS and CEMAC harmonization efforts. Core objectives include securing regional cyberspace, building digital trust, ensuring data sovereignty, and enabling cross-border connectivity. The ECCAS region faces significant ICT access deficits, with only 10.2 internet access lines per 1,000 inhabitants compared to 61.8 for the continent as a whole. Ce programme vise l'interconnexion des Etats membres de la CEEAC, deux à deux, à partir des dernières chambres des backbones nationaux vers les frontières

The Taba-Gakomeye Multipurpose Water Resources Development Project is a planned infrastructure project in the Nile Equatorial Lakes Region, specifically in Burundi. Its primary purpose is to develop a multi-purpose reservoir on the Ruvyironza River to address water scarcity, enhance food security, and support socio-economic development. The project scope includes the construction of a dam and reservoir for irrigation, domestic water supply, livestock watering, and potentially hydropower generation. It is designed to regulate river flow, mitigate floods, and improve water availability for surrounding communities and agricultural activities. The project is part of the broader Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) under the Nile Basin Initiative.

PEAT-WISE was conceived to address the growing threats to peatlands caused by unsustainable practices such as drainage for agriculture, burning, and peat extraction. These activities have led to land degradation, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions. The project recognizes that peatlands are globally significant ecosystems because they store vast amounts of carbon, regulate water flows, and support diverse flora and fauna. The project's core objectives include: • Restoration and protection of peatlands in the Akanyaru and Nyabarongo wetlands, which are among the largest peatland complexes in the Nile Basin. • Climate change mitigation and resilience, by conserving peatlands as carbon sinks and enhancing their role in flood regulation and water storage. • Sustainable livelihoods development, promoting eco-friendly land use practices that allow local communities to benefit economically while reducing environmental harm. • Capacity building and policy support, strengthening institutional frameworks in Rwanda and Burundi for transboundary ecosystem management. • Regional cooperation, fostering collaboration between the two countries to jointly manage shared wetlands and peatlands within the Kagera River Basin. Expected Impacts • Environmental: Reduced greenhouse

The Project aims to transform the Mukungwa Wetland into an urban wetland recreation and eco-tourism park with view to increase biodiversity, reduce flood risk and manage pollution. The project will not only provide social and economic benefits to the communities but also support innovative approaches to restore and conserve wetland ecosystems on 130 Ha including its buffer zone of 30ha, restoration Mukungwa wetland catchment on 5000ha, promote the sustainable management of natural resources and support livelihood diversification to enhance incomes for local communities. The Project specific objectives include: - Wetland Restoration: Rehabilitating degraded wetlands to improve biodiversity and ecosystem services; - Landscape Rehabilitation: Implementing soil and water conservation measures to prevent erosion and land degradation; - Livelihood improvement: engaging local communities in restoration activities to ensure sustainability and ownership; and - Eco-tourism Development: Establishing the Mukungwa Urban Eco-tourism Park to promote conservation awareness and generate alternative livelihoods.

The project aims to enhance climate and environmental resilience in the Muvumba and Base river catchments, covering communities in Nyagatare, Rulindo, Gakenke, and Burera districts. It targets 40,000 direct beneficiaries and more than 500,000 indirect beneficiaries, many of whom rely on the catchment for agriculture, water supply, and ecosystem services. By addressing severe land degradation, erosion, and declining watershed productivity, the project seeks to secure livelihoods and protect essential natural resources. Central to the intervention is the restoration of 10,000 hectares of degraded land using ecosystem based and participatory land husbandry techniques. The project focuses on reducing soil erosion by at least 50%, strengthening local ownership, and encouraging co financing mechanisms such as Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). It also aims to create at least 2,000 green rural jobs, improve management of fragile landscapes, and protect critical infrastructure such as roads and bridges from siltation and runoff. It will build capacity within communities through participatory planning tools such as Village Land Use Action Plans and micro catchment action plans. Ultimately, the intervention aims to strengthen long term ecosystem services, improve local livelihoods, and contribute to regional water security for downstream users, including hydropower companies and communities relying on wetland ecosystems.

The Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) project for Huye Town is designed to close a major sanitation gap affecting its 256,148 inhabitants, who rely predominantly on on site sanitation systems without a safe, structured mechanism for collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of faecal sludge. The lack of a dedicated treatment plant has contributed to illegal dumping, contamination of water bodies, and increased risks of waterborne diseases. The project responds to Rwanda's national commitment under NST1 and SDGs to achieve 100% safely managed sanitation by 2050, transitioning Huye from its current 62% basic sanitation coverage to full compliance with safely managed standards. At the center of the investment is the construction of a 240 m³/day Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant specifically sized for Huye's urban population. The facility will incorporate a complete treatment chain that includes: • Faecal sludge reception and screening, • Sedimentation and digestion through an Imhoff Tank, • Unplanted drying beds for dewatering digested sludge, • Long term sludge storage, and • Treatment of wastewater through an Anaerobic Baffled Reactor, followed by first and second stage vertical flow planted filters (constructed wetlands), and finally a maturation pond to ensure compliant effluent discharge.

The construction of the Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in Muhanga Town is designed to address the growing need for effective and sustainable faecal sludge management by providing a dedicated facility for the safe treatment and disposal of sludge generated from on-site sanitation systems. The plant will have a treatment capacity of 240m3/day and will incorporate modular treatment technologies, such as screening, grit and grease removal, sludge thickening, liquid phase treatment, and solar drying beds, ensuring flexibility to accommodate future increases in sludge volumes as the town's population grows. Key infrastructure components will include access roads, waste sorting areas, composting units, leachate collection and aeration systems, and support facilities like changing rooms and toilets, all aimed at minimizing environmental impact and promoting resource recovery through by-products such as compost and treated water. This project is expected to increase access to sanitation services for 245,663 in Muhanga, which will in turn improve sanitation services in urban areas of Muhanga from the current 80% basic sanitation services to 100% safely managed sanitation services for the town by 2050.

The programme will contribute to the reduction of emissions estimated to be 149,505,100 tCO2-eq. This estimation is based on 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and National estimation methods. The following is breakdown of the estimation: (a) 2,974,102ha Forest ecosystems to be conserved *50tons of Carbon dioxide Sequestration per year=148,705,100 (tCO2-eq); and (b) Soil Organic Carbon stock of the agriculture land to be well managed of 1milion ha*80ton/ha/year= 80,000,000 tCO2-eq). This estimation is additional to the National Designated Authorities targets of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda conditional and unconditional objective (INDCs) by 2030 which is to reduce 397,917,000 tCO2-eq. by 2030.Therefore with the contribution of this regional programme, the total contribution of East African Community (EAC) Partner States to global efforts to reduce GHG will increase from reduction of 397,917,000 tCO2-eq to reduction of 547,422,100 tCO2-eq (149,505,100 +397,917,000) by 2030. Direct beneficiaries are 16, million vulnerable (farmers); and indirect 15.5milion people (benefiting from improved ecosystem services) out of 45milion people in LVB. This is 70% of total population. Gender wise 40% will be women (it is less than 50% since most of women don't own land but are more vulnerable compared to men and capacity building is important to them) and 50%men and 10% youth.

The project commences at the port city of Mombasa and covers a distance of 480 km to Nairobi and then 120km to Naivasha. It then proceeds 500km westwards to the Kenya/Uganda border through Kisumu. On the Ugandan side, the project covers the 250km Malaba - Kampala section and the spur from Tororo to Gulu via Soroti

The project commences at the port city of Mombasa and covers a distance of 480 km to Nairobi and then 120km to Naivasha. It then proceeds 500km westwards to the Kenya/Uganda border through Kisumu. On the Ugandan side, the project covers the 250km Malaba - Kampala section and the spur from Tororo to Gulu via Soroti

The project commences at the port city of Mombasa and covers a distance of 480 km to Nairobi and then 120km to Naivasha. It then proceeds 500km westwards to the Kenya/Uganda border through Kisumu. On the Ugandan side, the project covers the 250km Malaba - Kampala section and the spur from Tororo to Gulu via Soroti

The project supports operationalisation of the Single African Air Transport Market by addressing the infrastructure and airspace-management constraints that limit safe, efficient and competitive air transport. It covers both physical aviation infrastructure, including airports and air-navigation systems, and the institutional and technical architecture required for a seamless African airspace. The master plan is expected to consolidate national and regional plans, forecast traffic and capacity needs, identify infrastructure gaps, prioritise investments and develop an implementation roadmap. The seamless airspace component is intended to promote harmonised procedures, performance-based navigation, flexible routes, common surveillance-code arrangements and interoperable CNS/ATM systems. The African Union Commission and AFCAC are the principal continental institutions, working with ICAO, regional economic communities, air-navigation service providers, civil-aviation authorities and industry stakeholders. All African Union member states are beneficiaries. A continent-wide aviation infrastructure gap analysis was completed and validated in 2023. Official ICAO and AFCAC reporting in 2024-2026 indicates that its results are being used to refine the air-navigation master strategy and identify bankable national and regional projects. The 2026 AU Assembly still called for mobilisation of financing for development of the Continental Aviation Infrastructure Master Plan.

Upgrading the existing Kabale- Kisoro  National  Road From Gravel to Asphalt Concrete Surfacing

Construction of Katuna/Gatuna One-Stop Border Post between Uganda and Rwanda, which lies on the Northern Corridor. Border type: juxtaposed.

Construction of DRC section of the fibre optic link between Kinshasa (DRC) and Kigali/Bujumbura (Rwanda/Burundi). EDIT : This project involves the roll out of a fiber optic backbone linked to regional network to improve quality and reduce costs of communications services. The project links the DRC to Rwanda and Burundi and to the East African countries networks and will offer redundancy loops for these networks with DRC and the countries in the region.

The project scope will cover construction of the first nine deep sea berths at the Lamu Port in Manda Bay to contain Crude Oil and Coal Terminals, General Cargo and Bulk Cargo Terminals.  This may involve some of all of the following activities, i.e. dredging and reclamation; construction of berths and yards; construction of revetment, causeway and road; construction of buildings and utilities; procurement of equipment and tug boats; etc.  

Construction of Rusumo One-Stop Border Post between Tanzania and Rwanda, which lies on the Central Corridor. Border type: Juxtaposed and on the borderline of the Kagera River.  The facility on the Rwandan side was completed and handed over (to DGIE) in December 2015 and handover of the facility on the Tanzanian side (to TRA) in October 2015. 

The AXIS Project aims to facilitate the development of an African internet infrastructure through policy and regulatory reform, capacity building and technical assistance. Development of an African internet infrastructure refers to the establishment of regional internet exchange points (IXPs) and internet carriers. The AXIS Project is being implemented through two phases. Phase I consists of capacity building to support the establishment of national IXPs through providing a series of two workshops for stakeholders and the Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) on  I) best practice and benefits of IXP and II) technical assistance through workshops which will cover the technical and administrative skills needed to set up, operate, and administer an IXP. Phase II focuses on supporting establishment of Regional IXP and Regional Internet Carrier through provisioning Capacity building workshops on best practice and benefits of setting up RIXP/IC and providing technical assistance. The AXIS Project is a flagship project of the African Regional Action Plan on Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) endorsed by the African Union Executive Council.

The governments of Kenya and Uganda and Rwanda have committed to the development of a standard gauge railway that links the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Uganda with Mombasa port in Kenya. This project entails the section from Tororo to Gulu to Pakwach in Uganda.

Upgrading of the access road to the Port of Kigoma (Tanzania) by the Lake Tanganyika.

Construction of Rwanda section of the fibre optic link between Kinshasa (DRC) and Kigali/Bujumbura (Rwanda/Burundi).

Construction of Burundi section of the fibre optic link between Kinshasa (DRC) and Kigali/Bujumbura (Rwanda/Burundi).

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