AFRICAN UNION
UNION AFRICAINE
UNIÃO AFRICANA
EU-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
3rd STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
STATUS OF TRANS-AFRICAN HIGHWAYS:
DAKAR-NDJAMENA-DJIBOUTI AND
DJIBOUTI-LIBREVILLE TRANSPORT
CORRIDORS
Tunis, 7 April 2010
CONTENT
I. INTRODUCTION
 AU VISION ON INFRASTRUCTURE
 IED MANDATE & CORE
FUNCTIONS
II. TRANSPORT PROGRAMME
 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
 FLAGSHIP PROJECTS
III. CONCLUSION
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I - INTRODUCTION(1)
AU VISION ON
INFRASTRUCTURE
Building for Africa by the year 2030 an
"Integrated infrastructure of transport,
energy and communications, that is
safe, reliable, efficient and affordable,
capable of promoting regional and
continental
integration
and
sustainable development of the
Continent”
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I - INTRODUCTION(2)
IED MANDAT
The Department mandate is inline with
the 2009-2012 AUC Strategic Plan,
notably the Pillar2 (Development,
Integration & Cooperation) which is
“to enhance Regional and Continental
efforts for accelerated integrated
infrastructure development and the
effective and sustainable exploitation
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of energy resources”
I - INTRODUCTION(3)
CORE FUNCTIONS:
Harmonisation
strategies for:
Telecom/ICT;
of
policies
and
Transport, Energy,
Development and interconnection of
infrastructure networks
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I - INTRODUCTION(4)
CORE FUNCTIONS:
Monitoring
and
facilitation
of
implementation of policies, strategies
and
major
continental
integration
infrastructure projects;
Contribution
to
mobilisation
of
resources
for
infrastructure
development; and
Advocacy for Africa’s interests in
matters of infrastructure development.
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II – TRANSPORT PROGRAMME(1)
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (PIDA)
 Single comprehensive and integrated
continental infrastructure programme
(transport, energy, ICT and transboundary water) sponsored by AUC,
NEPAD Secretariat and AfDB with a
strong involvement of RECs, ECA and AU
Specialised Institutions as well as
Development Partners, Civil Society and
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Private Sector.
II – TRANSPORT PROGRAMME(2)
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (PIDA)
 PIDA is going to deliver overall policy,
strategic framework and prioritized and
phased infrastructure program up to the
year 2030.
 PIDA has two phases:
 Phase I: Study on policies, strategies
and programs;
 Phase II: Implementation of priority
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projects.
II – TRANSPORT PROGRAMME(3)
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II – TRANSPORT PROGRAMME(4)
FLAGSHIP PROJECTS
TRANSAFRICAN HIGHWAYS: DAKAR-DJIBOUTI &
DJIBOUTI-LIBREVILLE TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
Transport flagship projects from the NEPAD
STAP retained during the Saly Portudal
Round Table (January 2008) to speed up the
implementation of concrete projects capable
to show African commitment for the
infrastructure development in the Continent
Prefeasibility studies
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II – TRANSPORT PROGRAMME(5)
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II – TRANSPORT PROGRAMME(6)
DAKAR-NDJAMENA-DJIBOUTI
CORRIDOR
 Funding:
 NEPAD IPPF= $US 582,010
 AUC = $US 66,000
 The pre-feasibility study for DakarNdjamena-Djibouti has been started
with the firm STUDI International for 6
months
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II – TRANSPORT PROGRAMME(7)
DJIBOUTI –LIBREVILLE CORRIDOR
 Funding:
NEPAD IPPF= $US 999,900
AUC = $US 249,480
The procurement process is at final
stage : bids evaluation is completed and
AfDB non-objection is awaited
The study is planned for 12 months
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III – CONCLUSION
 Strong political willingness;
 Participation of all stakeholders;
 Clear reporting process;
 A coordination example to be
continued
by a real executing
agency.
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