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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 LAPSSET Railway Project forms the railway component of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor. Its approved purpose is to create a new regional rail connection from the Indian Ocean coast through northern Kenya to Ethiopia and South Sudan. The route begins at Lamu Port, runs through Garissa to Isiolo, and then divides into two international branches. One branch continues through Nginyang and Nakodok to Juba in South Sudan, while the other continues through Moyale to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The approved concept also includes a railway connection between Nairobi and Isiolo. The approved regional network is approximately 2,900 km long. The PIDA PAP II submission specifies a 1,435 mm standard gauge and electric-powered railway technology, with design speeds of up to 160 km/h for passenger trains and 120 km/h for freight trains. The planned railway is intended to carry passengers, heavy goods, oil products and other non-pipeline petroleum products, including bulk fuel oil, bitumen and liquefied petroleum gas, between Lamu Port and demand centres along the corridor. These are planned design parameters and must not be reported as completed or operational capacity. The project is regional in both geography and governance. Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan are the member states and project locations recorded in the approved PAP II submission. Uganda is also identified as a beneficiary country. IGAD is the regional economic community and the IGAD Secretariat is identified as the project institution. The project is aligned with Kenya Vision 2030 and the IGAD Regional Infrastructure Master Plan. Implementation will require coordinated technical standards, cross-border operating rules, environmental and social safeguards, land and corridor protection, institutional agreements and financing arrangements across the participating countries. The submitted project-cost baseline is USD 12.0 billion. This amount should remain the historical PAP II baseline until a later consolidated cost is supported by an approved regional study. The approved-project record identifies S2A - Pre-Feasibility as the last known milestone. The PIDA Investment Prospectus status history also records Pre-Feasibility in 2020, 2022 and 2024. These dated status entries should control the historical annual records rather than retrospectively applying the current feasibility label. The current PIDA Investment Prospectus displays the project at Feasibility, or 50 percent progress. It identifies the remaining work as completion of comprehensive feasibility studies across the project, mobilisation of technical assistance for detailed designs, establishment of a corridor-coordination mechanism, completion of environmental and social assessments, development of PPP frameworks and securing of financing commitments. Contractors and operators remain to be determined through competitive procurement after project structuring and financing. Other LAPSSET investments must not be used as evidence of railway construction. Progress on Lamu Port, highways, pipelines, airports, resort cities, the refinery, the multipurpose dam or communications systems belongs to separate components of the wider corridor.

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.

The Oubangui River crossing between Bangui and Zongo is a missing physical link between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project is designed as more than a stand-alone bridge: it also includes missing road sections and facilitation measures on two regional corridors extending through the DRC towards Uganda and Burundi. The Bangui-Kisangani-Kampala corridor contributes to the continuity of the Lagos-Mombasa Trans-African Highway, while the Kisangani-Bujumbura corridor supports a direct connection between Central and East Africa. The programme is intended to reduce transport discontinuities, improve border movement and support trade among Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The PAP II submission described an estimated road programme of approximately 2,700 km together with the river bridge. This broad scope explains why the original full-programme estimate is materially higher than later figures referring only to the bridge, preparation operation or a priority implementation phase. These figures must not be combined or substituted without defining the relevant scope. The AfDB financed a feasibility-study operation covering the bridge, missing corridor links and transport and trade facilitation. Completion reporting issued in 2024 confirms completion of that preparation operation. This supports S2B - Feasibility, but not project structuring or construction unless subsequent official records show an approved delivery structure, financing plan and procurement process. The next requirements are to confirm the investment scope to be taken forward, update cost estimates and designs where necessary, agree implementation responsibilities among the participating states and ECCAS, structure financing and prepare the procurement and safeguard instruments required for implementation.

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.

AIP provides an enabling and project-preparation framework for priority transboundary and regional water investments submitted by African member states. It supports integrated water, health, energy and food-security projects; strengthens institutional arrangements; helps sponsors develop bankable projects; and links project pipelines to preparation facilities, public finance and private investment. The first phase identifies specific programmes in Benin, Cameroon, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia, together with regional initiatives supported through institutions such as ECCAS and the SADC Water Fund.

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 Semliki River is part of the Nile River Basin with two thirds of its course being in the DRC and the lower third forming the boundary between the DRC and Uganda. Great Lakes Region is characterized by a shortage of indigenous energy sources and highly skewed relationships of dependency regarding energy imports Less than 10% of the population has access to electricity. The region is thus heavily dependent on oil imports Currently, majority of the population of Eastern DRC, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda relies on bio-fuels such as wood The power demand for the cities of Beni, Butembo and surroundings will be supplied from a hydropower station on the Semliki River with a capacity of 72 MW. It will need a step-up transformer MV/HV or MV; including the construction of the distribution network. The Semliki hydropower station would serve mainly the towns of Béni and Butembo as well as the rural areas located around these towns. The available reserve could be exported to the Great Lakes Region with an interconnection grid. The Semliki is one of four (the others are Mogomba, Muyama and Kiyimbi) proposed hydropower projects, packaged to have potential capacity of 150MW, generating annual energy production of 800 GWh. A hydropower station on the Semuliki River of 72 MW; - power distribution network low and high voltage in the towns of Beni and Butembo and surroundings. The distribution network is envisaged to be a Medium Voltage network. Béni and Butembo will be served by 30 kV lines from the substation at the Semliki plant. Butembo has already a network LV and MV linked to its own hydropower station. However its network will be adapted to the parameters of the Semliki project (distribution voltage 30 kV, distribution 6.6 kV) and will in some cases be extended. A high voltage transmission line (220kV) from Goma - Butembo - Béni whose feasibility is complete will also be constructed to evacuate the generation from Semuliki.Dated studies suggested the project would cost USD 900m. Several areas that require particular attention have been noted in previous studies including: Improvement of hydrological data and modelling, economic modelling to determine viability, comprehensive ESIA to address potentially large environmental challenges, the actual geological conditions, layouts and designs. A budget of USD 6m has been included in the phase of the NEL-IP for the required studies to define the project better.

The project will deliver: (i) Reduced transport costs for landlocked EAC states (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi) and neighbouring countries like DRC, by shifting cargo from long road hauls to lake shipping. (ii) Improved lake transport operations - more reliable schedules, safer routes, better intermodal links (road/rail/port). (iii) Increased investment in: - port and maritime infrastructure, - modern cargo and passenger vessels, - tourism and water sports around the lake. (iv) A safer navigation and security environment (fewer accidents, better emergency response). Port rehabilitation and construction will include: - Rehabilitation and expansion of Kisumu Port - Construction of Bukasa Inland Port near Kampala; - Upgrades in Mwanza, Bukoba, Musoma;

The Transborder Submarine Fiber PoPs, Regional Smart Hub Facility and Data Centre is a multi-country ICT infrastructure project under the PIDA Priority Action Plan 2 (PAP 2) 2021-2030. The project aims to interconnect Kenya and its neighbouring countries - Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania - by relaying Kenya's terrestrial fibre network connecting the submarine cables arriving at Mombasa to their borders through strategically placed Points-of-Presence (PoPs) and a high-capacity Smart Hub Data Centre. The project is coordinated through the East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and is aligned with Kenya Vision 2030, the ICT Infrastructure Masterplan, the Smart Africa and Digital Economy Blueprint, and the IGAD Regional Infrastructure Masterplan (IRIMP). It is structured as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and is considered a flagship project for regional digital integration under AU Agenda 2063. The project is complemented by the World Bank-funded Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP), which supports EAC and IGAD as conduits of digital integration across Eastern Africa, covering Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and the two RECs in Phase I. A key enabling milestone was the official launch on July 18, 2025, of a 130 km cross-border terrestrial fibre link connecting Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) to Mombasa (Kenya) at the Lunga Lunga/Horohoro border, implemented by Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTCL) and Kenya's ICT Authority (ICTA), operating at 1.6 Tbps and providing Tanzania access to Kenya's eight submarine cable landings. Kenya already has several sub-marine fibers landing in Mombasa and has already done terrestrial fiber connecting the sub-marine cable to the borders of the other partner countries (Busia border for Uganda, Mandera border for Somalia, Moyale border for Ethiopia, Nadapal border for South Sudan, Lunga-Lunga, Namanga and Holili border for Tanzania). The inter-connectivity infrastructure at the border points comprising 400 Gbps PoPs and Smart Hub data centre in Mombasa are lacking.

The approved project comprises a 98 km transmission line operating at 220 kV. It was identified as a least-cost transmission investment in the Tanzania Power System Master Plan and the East African Community Power System Master Plan. The line will connect the Ugandan and Tanzanian grids around the Lake Victoria zone and provide regional transmission capacity for electricity exchange. Verified implementation and technical context: The World Bank's current project design places the Ugandan investment within the Regional Energy Transmission, Trade and Decarbonization for Eastern Africa (RETRADE-EA) programme. It includes the 260 km Wobulenzi-Masaka-Mutukula line, extension of the Wobulenzi substation, a new Masaka substation, environmental and social mitigation, livelihood restoration, project-management support and institutional strengthening for integrated-system operation and regional power trade. UETCL is responsible for the Ugandan package, while TANESCO is responsible for the corresponding Tanzanian investments under intergovernmental and inter-utility coordination arrangements. Note: Because the current 400 kV configuration differs from the original 98 km, 220 kV original submission, the database preserves the baseline while clearly recording that the implementation programme has been technically reconfigured.

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 Kabuyanda Water Resources Development Project, renamed Kabuyanda Irrigation Scheme, is located in Isingiro and Ntungamo Districts in south-western Uganda. The project area is characterized by fluctuating rainfall and with up to four months of little to no rainfall. The proposed project consists of a dam (Kabuyanda dam) and an irrigation scheme. The dam is a 33 m high earth-fill dam on the Mishumba River with a 8.8 MCM reservoir and 90 km2 drainage area. The dam will be located approximately 5 km north-west of Kabuyanda Town, and will submerge an area of 100 ha within the Rwoho Central Forest Reserve (CFR). The irrigation area served by the dam is expected to cover 3,300 ha.Funded under the World Bank-funded Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (ICRP). In 2019, the design of the original project was revised to simplify management and reduce the project costs, and the ESIA and RAP (including all required documentation like the Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP) and Dam Safety Management Plan (DSMP)) were accordingly revised and updated. Dam utilization options were also re-assessed and the option of irrigation development alone, which excludes hydropower, domestic uses and livestock uses, was recommended and selected for implementation.

The Lakes Edward and Albert Basin supports over 14 million people who depend on fisheries, agriculture, transport, and diverse ecosystem services. The basin faces severe pressures from population pressures, poverty, limited social services and infrastructure, and unsustainable resource use. LEAF I and II made progress, but basin-wide challenges—including overfishing, declining biodiversity, catchment degradation, water-quality deterioration, climate impacts, and institutional weaknesses—remain significant. The Project Development Objective is to ensure the sustainable management, development, and utilization of fisheries and water resources in the basin, enhancing biodiversity, economic growth, and community livelihoods. There are five components: (i) Fisheries Resources Management and Development—strengthening monitoring, rebuilding stocks, aquaculture, improving landing-sites, and alternative livelihoods. (ii) Integrated Water Resources Management—expanding monitoring networks, implementing catchment plans, improving pollution control, and access to safe water and sanitation; (iii) Navigation and Maritime Safety to enhance safe, efficient water transport. (iv) Control of Invasive Aquatic Weeds—coordinated surveillance, prevention, and management of invasive species. (v) Project Coordination and Management— operationalization of an effective permanent transboundary basin institution--strengthened cooperation for shared benefits

The Uganda (Nkenda) - DR Congo (Beni-Butembo-Bunia-Mabuki) Power Transmission Inter-Connection Project is a strategic regional infrastructure initiative aimed at constructing a 400 kV double-circuit high voltage transmission line spanning 352.2 km, linking Nkenda substation in Kasese, Western Uganda, to new substations at Beni, Butembo, Bunia and Mabuki in the North Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project includes upgrading the Nkenda substation and aims to integrate the isolated and eastern DRC power grid with Uganda's national grid, thereby enhancing electricity reliability, security, and access in the region. It supports optimal utilization of generation resources, promotes regional power trade, and facilitates least-cost power expansion projects, contributing to socio-economic development and environmental sustainability. Sponsored by the Nile Basin Initiative/Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NBI/NELSAP), Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), and Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL), the project is aligned with the East African Power Pool (EAPP) Master Plan to create a regional power highway which aims to maximise the affordable availability of electricity around the region. Increasing power trade is key to this aspiration.

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).

The project will construct a dam of about 30 metres on the Malaba River at the Kenya-Uganda border, creating a reservoir of roughly 31 million cubic metres. The scheme is designed to supply potable water to approximately 270,000 people, irrigate about 4,000 hectares, generate 1.3 MW of hydropower, support fisheries and livestock, regulate floods and droughts, and restore the associated upstream watershed. NELSAP-CU of the Nile Basin Initiative has coordinated the joint preparation process for Kenya and Uganda.

The Angololo Water Resources Development Project (AWDP) is located on the trans-boundary Malaba River that is between Kenya and Uganda and it falls within the Sio-Malaba Malakisi (SMM) River Basin within the Lake Victoria sub basin. The Angololo project was identified by Kenya and Uganda in collaboration with Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) through its Sio Malaba Malakisi (SMM) River Basin Management (RBM) project. NELSAP-CU conducted its prefeasibility studies in 2010 with grant financing from the Royal Government of Sweden and the Royal Government of Norway. Following this identification study, the Governments of Kenya and Uganda formally requested NELSAP to integrate it into its pipeline of natural resources projects for further appraising and development. The project was approved during the 18th Nile Equatorial Lakes Council of Ministers (NELCOM) meeting held in Entebbe, Uganda on 13th October 2015 and was included into the African Development Bank (AfDB) pipeline (IOP) for the year 2016 – 18 to seek possible funding support. NELSAPCU/NBI was mandated in the signed MOU between Uganda and Kenya to support in mobilization of resources for preparation of the investment project. NELSAPCU approached AfDB Eastern Africa Regional Centre (EARC) for funding to undertake preparation studies. The project studies will consist of the following components: • Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Preparation of Tender Documents; • Independent Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) • Stakeholder engagements to validate project study outputs. Once proven economically viable, the project studies will proceed to Detailed Designs (DD), and preparation of tender documents.

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 Nyimur/Limur multipurpose water resources project is a transboundary project located in the Aswa Basin covering parts of Lamwo District, Uganda and Magwi Country, Eastern Equatorial State, South Sudan. The location coordinates are 3.560042°N, 32.361010°E. The project comprises of several components, including a community-based irrigation scheme, a dam and water reservoir, a water and soil conservation component and flood control component. The core scheme of the project consists of a 26 m head dam on the Nyimur River, a mini hydropower plant with a 350 kW capacity; and development of 5,105 ha for paddy rice irrigation. The project is expected to benefit 12,000 people from the two countries. The preparatory studies (2015-2019) included feasibility studies for community-based irrigation, hydropower generation, and watershed management; an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA); and preparation of a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). At the project end in 2019, a roundtable donors meeting was held to mobilize resources for the implementation phase. Project preparation activities were funded through a EUR 1.975 million grant from the AfDB, with EUR 0.587 million co-funding from NELSAP-CU and EUR 34,608 in in-kind support from the countries.

Rehabilitation of 75 km of existing Kampala-Jinja road to widen and strengthen the carriageway. The road forms a critical section of the Northern Corridor, linking landlocked East African countries with the Port of Mombasa.

Angololo Water Resources Development Project (AWDP) is located on the transboundary Malaba River shared by Kenya and Uganda and falls within the Sio-Malaba Malakisi (SMM) River Basin of the Nile Basin. The project consists of a proposed 30 m high dam with a reservoir capacity of 43.0 MCM and hydropower generation capacity of 1.75 MW. The dam will supply potable water to 20,000 people and irrigate 3,300 hectares (1,180 ha in Kenya and 2,120 ha in Uganda). The project also includes rehabilitation of the 430 km2 watershed upstream of the dam. In total the Angololo Water Resources Development Project is expected to benefit at least 127,300 people from Tororo, Manafwa, and Namisindwa districts in Eastern Uganda and Busia and Bungoma Counties in Kenya through employment creation, irrigated agriculture, piped water supply, hydropower generation, and livestock and fisheries production. The Angololo project was identified by Kenya and Uganda in collaboration with NELSAP-CU under the Sio Malaba Malakisi (SMM) River Basin Management (RBM) project. NELSAP-CU conducted its prefeasibility studies in 2010 with grant financing from the Royal Government of Sweden and the Royal Government of Norway. Feasibility studies (including detailed designs, ESIA and RAP studies and stakeholder engagement) commenced in 2019 with a US$ 1.5 million grant from NEPAD-IPPF and are expected to reach completion in 2021. The project is located at coordinates 0.693243°N, 34.306400°E

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

Construction of Mutukula One-Stop Border Post between Tanzania and Uganda. Border type: Juxtaposed.

A One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) facility at Malaba border between Kenya and Uganda on the Northern Corridor. Border type: Juxtaposed.

The Faecal Sludge Solid Water Management project in the small towns of Kyazanga and Kalangala aims to establish sustainable, safe, and efficient faecal sludge management (FSM) systems to reduce illegal and hazardous dumping of faecal sludge and solid waste to the surrounding swamps and the Lake Victoria. The project focuses on the construction and operation of faecal sludge treatment and solid waste management facilities, incorporating safe containment, emptying, transportation, treatment, and disposal or reuse of faecal sludge aligned with Uganda's environmental and public health standards, and valorization of the end product from faecal sludge and solid waste. Approximately 14,553 people in Kalangala and 59,908 people in Kyazanga (74,461 people) will benefit from the Project. By improving FSM infrastructure and service delivery, the project seeks to reduce environmental pollution, enhance public health, and improve the socio-economic conditions of local communities through better sanitation services. It also supports decentralized, inclusive solutions that integrate with existing water and sanitation frameworks, contributing to broader regional sanitation goals and sustainable urban development in Kyazanga and Kalangala.

A One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) facility at Mpondwe border between Uganda and DRC on the Northern Corridor. Border type: Juxtaposed.

Construction of a standard gauge railway (2900km) from Lamu Port in Kenya to Juba in South Sudan and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia i.e. LamuGarissa-Isiolo and branching into two links, the link to South Sudan (Isiolo-Nginyang-Nakodok-Juba) and link to Ethiopia (Isiolo-Moyale-Addis Ababa). Design speed: (Passenger train) 160 km per hour (Kph), (Freight train) 120 Kph, Gauge: 1,435 mm (Standard Gauge). The railway project preliminary designs are complete for the Kenyan and Ethiopian route and expected to proceed to the Detailed Engineering Design stage. The Government Kenya and the Government of Ethiopia have signed a Bilateral Agreement to jointly pursue the development of the LAPSSET Standard Gauge Railway. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between LCDA and InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to facilitate the financing of this stage though an Infrastructure Project Preparatory Fund (IPPF) available through the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD).

The Sudd wetland is one of the most unique and valuable ecosystems on Earth. It is the largest wetland in Africa, and a designated a Ramsar site. The Sudd wetlands are of critical importance to South Sudan and the wider region through two competing factors â€" the value of the oil deposits below them, and the important ecosystem services they currently provide. The Sudd is an important environmental resource that supports large populations of wildlife (including endangered and endemic species) rich and abundant fish populations, and around 1 million people whose engage in agriculture, fishing and livestock husbandry for livelihoods. The Suud is also pivotal in regulating the weather patterns in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the greater East Africa region and acts as a barrier to the southward encroachment of the Sahara desert, and in controlling the hydrology of the White and Main Niles. Due to decades of conflict in South Sudan, very little research has been undertaken on the Sudd, hence information to support its management is scanty. The region is suffering from impacts of climate change, which manifest as increasing frequency of extreme high inflows and rainfall, leading to cycles of expansion and contraction of the Sudd. An economic valuation study put the value of the Sudd at $3.3 billion based primarily to the climatic regulation, flood control and biodiversity services, but also through provisioning services including livestock grazing and watering, fishing, and papyrus crafts.

Develop the Kampala Bombo Expressway to facilitate mobility and trade between Kampala and the major towns of Bombo,Masindi, Kigumba and Gulu, as well as to the neighbouring countries of Sudan and the DRC.

Livelihood resilience strengthening

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

The KOB Project shall connect the following 10 locations/towns: ? Ggaba; ? Mukono; ? Seeta; ? Namugongo; ? Kiira; ? Kasangati; ? Matugga; ? Wakiso; ? Buloba; ? Nsangi.

 Capacity improvement of the Kampala Kibuye Mpigi road  to an expressway road standard with limited access.