The Central Africa Transport Infrastructure Enhancement Initiative is a strategic regional development project designed to modernize key transport corridors across the CEMAC sub-region. Aligned with the Consensual Master Plan for Transport in Central Africa (PDCT-AC), the initiative focuses on upgrading vital road networks to high-quality, paved standards to establish year-round, reliable transit between capital cities and key commercial centers. By replacing existing infrastructure deficits with durable, modern highways, the initiative seeks to lower transit costs, secure supply chains, and build a competitive, fully integrated economic community that drives local trade and long-term regional development.

Objectives

  • Enhance Sub-Regional Mobility: Facilitate the seamless, safe, and free movement of individuals, property, and commercial freight across borders, specifically strengthening transit links between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
  • Boost Trade & Integration: Expand cross-border commerce and optimize supply chain routes to position the CEMAC area as a competitive economic zone.
  • Connect Landlocked Areas: Bridge critical infrastructure gaps to unlock isolated markets and integrate landlocked territories into the broader regional economy.
  • Improve Transit Safety: Upgrade infrastructure standards and secure river-crossing points to ensure safe, year-round travel for passenger and commercial transport.
  • Socioeconomic Advancement: Support sustainable human development and poverty reduction through improved access to regional markets, essential services, and trade opportunities.

Financial Overview & Funding

 

Estimated Project Costs:

  • Feasibility & Engineering Studies: 751 million FCFA
  • Construction Works (Detailed Final Design Estimate): 70 billion FCFA

Secured & Committed Financing:

  • Preparatory Phase: Study funding secured via an AfDB IPPF grant through ECCAS, alongside counterpart funding contributions from the governments of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.

Implementation Phase:

  • The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed in principle to provide UA 50 million (approximately €63 million) toward project execution.