CMA CGM/DELMAS: • ENHANCES LANDLOCKED AFRICAN

SERVICES TO/FROM CHINA (Page 9)

• OFFERS NEW DOMESTIC SOLUTIONS TO NAMIBIA & REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Page 5)

• CONNECTS LANDLOCKED EAST AFRICA COUNTRIES WITH THAILAND (Page 7)

AFRICACTBL-WATCH

Kenyan Exports To Uganda Double, Reaching Record

ISSUE 22 | OCTOBER 2015

Djibouti: New Cross-Border US$4b Rail Link

Angola: China Hyway Delivers Moçâmedes Railway Project

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ISSUE 22 | OCTOBER 2015

Contents

03 | Corridor Review

05 | African Group News

23 | Western Africa

13 | Eastern & Southern Africa

Walvis Bay Corridor Now Offers Domestic Solutions / Republic of Congo Service Enhanced / Connecting Landlocked East Africa With Thailand / Want To Speed Up Your Cargo Clearance? / CMA CGM/DELMAS Enhances Landlocked African Services To, From China

Botswana: Botswana Planning Economic Stimulus / Botswana Launches National Enquiry Point / Trans-Kalahari Railway Project Takes First Step

Djibouti: New Cross-Border US$4 Billion Rail Link

Ethiopia: Arab Contractors Company To Inaugurate Road

Great Lakes: World Bank Grant To Support Small-Scale Cross-Border Trade

Kenya: Green Light For Mass Rapid Transit System Construction / Uhuru, Kikwete Launch Key Regional Road Project / Standard Gauge Railway To Serve Naivasha / RVR Acquires New Wagons / Eyes Increased Business

Mozambique: Chinese Company Building Maputo Bridge / Road Construction To Complement EN1 Highway / Train Line Launched

Namibia: TransNamib Orders Chinese Tank Wagons

Rwanda: Tanzania Moves To Bring Dar es Salaam Port Services Closer

Tanzania: TPA Warns Against VAT On Transit Goods Services / JICA Working Visit On Arusha Roads

Uganda: Kenyan Exports To Uganda Double, Reaching Record

Zambia: Chinese Awarded Contract To Build Copperbelt Roads

Zimbabwe: AfDB Bankrolls Transport Masterplan / Afreximbank To Avail Second Zetref Funding / Chrome Producers Await Government Permits

Angola: China Construction Hyway Delivers Moçâmedes Railway Project

Gabon: Locomotive Shipment For SETRAG

Ghana: Borderless Alliance Focuses On Tema-Paga Road Corridor

Liberia: EU Funded Roads Set To Open

Nigeria: Super Highway Construction To Kick Off / Yobe State Construction Of Trans-Saharan Road

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Come And Visit Us!IPAD Katanga Mining Week [DRC]CMA CGM / DELMAS will be participating in the 6th edition of the IPAD Katanga Mining Week [Driving large scale mining through innovative technologies on the Copperbelt] at Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] on 20-21st October. The event will focus on the role of the mining industry in the economic growth of Eastern DRC, one of the main areas of copper and cobalt production in the world. During the fair, the Group will promote its intermodal logistic solutions to mining corporations in order to develop outbound volumes from Katanga. CMA CGM / DELMAS offers several corridor routes including Dar Es Salaam, Durban, Walvis Bay, Beira and Mombasa ports.

For further information regarding this event please view www.ipad-katanga.com

Expotrans [Angola]The 5th Edição da Feira Internacional de Luanda e Logísticas [Expotrans] is to be held in Luanda, Angola starting on 20th November 2015 at the Feira Internacional de Angola in Luanda, Angola. This event showcases product from the logistics & transportation industry. The CMA CGM Group will highlight its expertise in terms of door to door services and the overall quality and reliability of its developed network from/to Angola will be detailed.

ANGOLA - WTO: Angola should rectify cases where customs

duties/taxes exceed the average level of 10.9%. The WTO offered to provide “technical assistance” to help authorities.

- Angola presented the UN with a proposal to extend the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles.

GABON - Tullow Oil reached an agreement over its Onal Complex

Fields licences, now granted to 2034. Following negotiations, Tullow has regained its 7.5% stake in the Onal Complex producing fields and the Ezanga block.

GHANA - Launched a $1 billion Eurobond Wednesday at 10.75%

- 1st SS Africa country outside of South Africa to issue a 15-year bond. Bond was 100% oversubscribed.

- Construction of new terminal at Kotoka International Airport received a boost after AfDB approved a $120m loan to finance Ghana Airports Company Limited’s (GACL) capital investment programme.

NIGERIA - Construction of a multi-million dollar new airport set to

kick off at Ekiti State after delays on 4,000ha - 2 months to clear site for flag-off of construction works after that.

Western AfricaBOTSWANA - Diamond miner Kimberley Diamonds has secured A$3-

million in debt financing from China’s Zhejiang Huitong Auction to recommission the Lerala mine and fund ongoing operating costs.

ETHIOPIA - A US$2b pipeline construction deal been signed. The

contractors Black Rhino Group and Mining Oil & Gas Services are supposed to raise at least US$1bn to finance the construction. The 550km pipeline is expected to transport petrol, diesel and jet fuel from Damerjog port in Djibouti to Awash terminal in central Ethiopia.

LESOTHO - Lucara Diamond Corporation agreed to extend exclusivity

agreement with Paragon Diamonds re proposed acquisition of Lucara’s Mothae kimberlite resource and the Lemphane kimberlite pipe project.

ZAMBIA - The Kitumba copper project prefeasibility study was

updated with owner Intrepid Mines reporting a 35% decline in estimated capital costs to $433m confirming it’s economic potential based on a long-term copper price of $3.11/lb.

Eastern & Southern Africa

Events Diary

News Briefs

Eastern & Southern Africa

Corridor Current Situation

1 ● Kenya [Mombasa] -Great Lakes / Uganda / Rwanda / South Sudan

The Kampala-Mombasa rail is running well with an estimated transit of 10 days. We also have a new inland reefer solution on this route. Our first trial has been a success. Furthermore we can offer extensive CTBL services throughout Kenya backed by a deal negotiated with Rift Valley Railways [RVR], the operator of the Kenya-Uganda Railways, we are able to offer very competitive and reduced rates to the ICD Embakasi, Nairobi from Mombasa port, Kenya. However due to numerous derailments between Mombasa and ICD Embakasi, RVR has stopped containers with 10% and more imbalance of cargo - can proceed with a survey and the rebalance of cargo.

Our ASEA KENYA service provides direct weekly services from Asia to Mombasa. This enhances our inland solutions to domestic Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South & Sudan. We also offer routes to the North Kivu region in Eastern DRC and connections via Mombasa to Beni, Butembo and Kisangani, all on national route N4. A new reefer solution is available from Nairobi to Mombasa by road.

2 ● Tanzania [Dar Es salaam] - Great Lakes

ASEA Tanzania fixed-day direct service from Asia to Tanzania has been upgraded in October with a new weekly direct call at Laem Chabang, Thailand. This call extends our links to/from Asia. The service calls at Dar Es Salaam enhancing inland solutions to the heart of DRC, Burundi and Rwanda. Roads from Dar Es Salaam to North Rwanda and DRC [Goma / Bukavu / Uvira are in good condition.

Bookings to Bujumbura, Burundi, are available by road via Dar Es Salaam port, Tanzania in around 22 days. Additional charges may apply as a result of post-election tensions on the account of the shipper.

3 ● Tanzania [Dar Es salaam] - Copper Belt

Roads through Mbeya offer an alternative to the train to Ndola. We are the only line to have an owned office in Lubumbashi which closely monitors the local situation. The corridor from Dar Es Salaam to Lusaka, Copper belt & Lubumbashi is safe and offers competitive rates and transit times. Our local agent is working with local hauliers to further improve this. With an improved ASEA TANZANIA service we offer direct weekly service from Asia to Dar Es Salaam enhancing inland solutions to Malawi and Zambia.

4 ● Mozambique Nacala Corridor The corridor is running well offering excellent transit times and no congestion.

5 ● Mozambique Beira Corridor We offer new competitive rates for 20’ Beira-Harare [Zimbabwe] by road and by rail. CMA CGM will indemnify clients from further liability should any port storage incur on the units to be railed.

6 ● Mozambique Maputo Corridor Competitive solutions are available to Zimbabwe by rail from Maputo-Hwange. There is no port storage invoiced if shortage of wagons in Maputo.

7 ● S. Africa Durban New competitive rates available to Lusaka & Copperbelt [Zambia], Lubumbashi [DRC] and Gaborone [Botswana]. A new containerised rail solution is available from Kitwe in the Copperbelt region to Durban port in South Africa ideal for the movement of copper. We already have 20’ container units available in Kitwe ready for evacuation. We have also extended our South African inland reefer service from/to the port of Durban to Johannesburg. Extension of all other over border trucking rates.

8 ● Namibia Walvis Bay We can offer a routing solution for export CTBL cargo from Zambia to Namibia. The route along the Trans-Caprivi Corridor links Zambia with the Port of Walvis Bay via the Katima Mulilo bridge border crossing. Export solutions are available from DRC and Zambia to Walvis Bay for dry and reefer equipment. The corridor to Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola & Lubumbashi in south DRC are running well. We also offer domestic routes to Windhoek and Otjiwarongo, Otjikoto, Oshakati, Ondangwa and Oshikango by road and rail.

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CORRIDOR REVIEW CTBL AFRICA

Western Africa

Corridor Current Situation

1 ● Senegal-Mali We are only able to accept cargo for Southern Mali destinations. For safety reasons traffic to Northern Mali [Kignan, Ségou, Mopti, Sevaré, Gao, Kidal, Menaka, Ansongou, Tessalit, Timbuktu] via Dakar are temporarily suspended.

2 ● Senegal-Guinea Bissau The corridor remains open but due to the Ebola crisis the border process and status will be checked on a case by case basis before booking.

3 ● Cote d’Ivoire-Burkina/Mali The rail service from Abidjan is running well offering excellent transit times and no congestion. We also recommend the road option. Furthermore the Group has launched a new reefer service from Abidjan.

4 ● Ghana-Burkina Tema-Ouagadougou service is now available offering the most competitive corridor pricewise, with excellent transit time from Asia with AFEX service. Our expert TBL team is in place for all your booking requests.

5 ● Togo-Burkina/Niger Service is running well. Thanks to good volumes and on-going negotiations with suppliers we have decreased our Ouagadougou rates from Lome. We can also offer excellent solutions from Asia on our AFEX service. Please note that the port of Lome is strict on enforcing weight regulations for trucks.

6 ● Cameroon-Chad Rail delays faced as CAMRAIL, the operator, is experiencing congestion in Douala & N’Gaoundere stations. We suggest cargo is moved via our road TBL service.

7 ● Cameroon-CAR Douala-Bangui is open on a case by case basis with agreement from our local Douala Agency. Political security is not 100% on this corridor.

8 ● Gabon Corridor From Libreville, we serve domestic destinations by road to Franceville, Lambarene, Mouila, Bitam, Moanda, Mitzicand Makokou.

9 ● Congo Corridor Pointe Noire-Brazzaville corridor is REOPENED. We offer an inland service from Pointe Noire to Dolisie, Brazzaville, Oyo and Ouesso.

10 ● DRC Corridor Matadi-Kinshasa service is slow due to congestion and delays at Pointe Noire.

11 ● Angola Corridor We have opened new landlocked destinations via the 4-main national ports of Luanda, Lobito, Cabinda and Namibe. We now offer the cities of Malange, Bela Vista, Catumbela, Benguela, Bahia Farta, Huambo, Lubango, Malongo, Malembo, Yema, Subantando, Buco Zau, Belize, Necuto and Lubango. All destinations are served by road on a 1-2 day transit time.

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Walvis Bay Corridor Now Offers Domestic SolutionsWe can now offer domestic solutions across Namibia from the port of Walvis Bay to complement our existing domestic CTBL service to Windhoek. We now serve Otjiwarongo, Otjikoto, Oshakati, Ondangwa and Oshikango by road in 2 days and by rail in 3-5 days.

Otjiwarongo is situated in central-north Namibia on the TransNamib railway. It is the biggest business centre for Otjozondjupa Region. The city is ideally located for trade being located on the B1 road, one of the most important roads in the country, and its links between Windhoek, the Golden Triangle of Otavi, Tsumeb and Grootfontein. Otjikoto, also located on the B1, is in the middle of the mining belt famous for its Otjikoto gold project which ramped up to full production capacity in March 2015. Both cities also house Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises [SME] Business Parks.

We also offer links to the Northern Oshana Region. We serve Ondangwa located on the B1/C46 junction as well as Oshakati, the regional capital. Additionally Oshikango, situated on the border with Angola, is considered the business hub of the North in Namibia. Many foreign as well as local investors have chosen Oshikango as their stepping-stone for exports into Angola and with the help of the European Union [EU] an Export Processing Zone [EPZ] consisting of 14 warehouses was established there.

The Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor [WBN-LDC] also known as Trans-Caprivi Corridor links the Port of Walvis Bay with Zambia, the southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Zimbabwe. We can offer routing solutions for CTBL cargo from/to Zambia [Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola] and Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC - Lubumbashi], as well as Malawi and Zimbabwe [Bulawayo, Harare]. The route along the Trans-Caprivi Corridor is linked via the Katima Mulilo bridge border crossing. Export solutions are also available via Walvis Bay for DRY and REEFER equipment.

Walvis BayWindhoek

Otjiwarongo

Oshikango

OshakatiOndangwa

Otjikoto

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Republic of Congo Service Enhanced We have extended our road offer on the Pointe Noire-Brazzaville corridor by offering new domestic inland services from Pointe Noire port to the towns of Dolisie, Oyo and Ouesso. The move complements our existing services existing service to the capital Brazzaville. Please note that regulations in Congo are very strict and port dues & charges are calculated on weight, nature & value of goods, which is payable by consignee as well as the Custom clearance and all other formalities. Therefore we offer only transport service without any additional.

Ouesso, the last Congolese city at the northern end of National Road 2, is situated on the border with Cameroon and lies on the Sangha River. Oyo, in the Cuvette Region, is also served via the National Road 2 and lies on the Alima River where there is a small river port.

Dolisie, in the western province of Niari, is the country’s third largest city, and an important commercial centre. It lies on the National Road 1 and is a major rail center. Its location marks the link between the east-west Congo-Ocean Railway and the Mbinda line which runs north to the border with Gabon at Mbinda. Situated on the edge of the coastal rainforest it is home to numerous small wood and lumber industries.

Destination Final Place Mode KM Transit Time

Congo Dolisie Road 180 2 days

Congo Brazzaville Road 560 5-6 days

Congo Oyo Road 956 7-8 days

Congo Ouesso Road 1383 9-10 days

SERVICE STRENGTHS - Door to Door service with flexibility

on paying party [FlexCost] - No Demurrage and Detention up to

final place of delivery - No container deposit at destination - Dedicated professionals locally for

operation follow-up and sales

Pointe Noire Brazzaville

Dolisie

Oyo

Ouesso

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Connecting Landlocked East Africa With ThailandCMA CGM can now offer fast and efficient links to/from Laem Chabang in Thailand to the landlocked countries of Burundi, DRC, Malawi, Rwanda Uganda and Zambia via the Dar Es Salaam gateway in Tanzania. Our ASEA Tanzania fixed-day direct service from Asia to Tanzania and Indian Ocean was upgraded this month with a new weekly direct call at the LCB Terminal B3 at Laem Chabang port.

Gateway Port Destination Final Place Mode KM Port Way TT Terms

Dar Es Salaam Burundi Bujumbura Road 1500 12 7 19 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam DRC Bukavu Road 1650 12 8 20 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam DRC Goma Road 1600 12 8 20 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam Zambia Kitwe Road 1850 12 10 22 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam DRC Kolwezi Road 2400 12 13 25 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam DRC Likasi Road 2250 12 13 25 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam DRC Lubumbashi Road 2000 12 11 23 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam Malawi Blantyre Road 1800 12 8 20 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam Malawi Lilongwe Road 1600 12 8 20 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam Rwanda Kigali Road 1500 12 7 19 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam Zambia Lusaka Road 1950 12 10 22 Free on truck - door

Dar Es Salaam Zambia Ndola Road 1800 12 10 22 Free on truck - door

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Want To Speed Up Your Cargo Clearance? Useful Documentary AdviceIn order to avoid port clearance delays we would advise that the following documentation be provided to our agents at the time of booking. It will also assist all parties if accurate consignee contacts details are supplied to including full address, telephone and email. This will allow us to alert the consignee accordingly and to avoid any extra charges and reduce delays.

All corridors: Basic documents: - Documents should be in English for Anglophone Africa counties and in French for Francophone African destinations - Copy of Bill of Lading [B/L] - Commercial invoice - Packing list

All corridors: Special documents for particular cargo: - Waste products: Waste certificate. - Second Hand Vehicles: Car registration, selling certificate with model, type/model number, engine number, engine

capacity in CC, colour, body type, fuel type [diesel or petrol] - Donations: A donation certificate with an indication of the value for each item & tax exemption letter. Please mention in

B/L “Donation Cargo - No Commercial Value”.

Specific Corridors Documentation:

Corridor [POD]: SPECIFIC DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR THIS CORRIDOR:

Senegal BSC [Bordereau de Suivi Cargaison] / CTN [Container Tracking Note]NIF [Numero d ’Identification Fiscal]

Cote d’Ivoire BSC [Bordereau de Suivi Cargaison] / CTN [Container Tracking Note

Ghana BSC [Bordereau de Suivi Cargaison] / CTN [Container Tracking Note]

Togo BSC [Bordereau de Suivi Cargaison] / CTN [Container Tracking Note]Medicines: Certificate of importation

Benin BSC [Bordereau de Suivi Cargaison] / CTN [Container Tracking Note]

Cameroon BSC [Bordereau de Suivi Cargaison] / CTN [Container Tracking Note]Tobacco: Certificate of Origin & Phytosanitary Certificate

DRCBSC [Bordereau de Suivi Cargaison] / CTN [Container Tracking Note]FERI [Fiche Electronique de Renseignement à I’Importation] CertificateOgefrem tax [USD70/TEU for European origin cargo. Otherwise 1.8 % of gross freight rate [excl THC & seal]

Namibia For DRC destination: See DRC section

South Africa For DRC destination: See DRC section

Mozambique

Hazardous cargo: MSDS spreadsheet is also neededUsed clothes or shoes: certificate of fumigation and origin certificateMotor Vehicle and Motor Cycle: copy of the log book in English, copy of the police clearance paper, Chassis number[s] of the motor cycle/ motor vehicle[s] must appear on the B/L as it is a mandatory detail manifested by Kenya Customs AuthoritiesFor military items: we will need a letter from the Minister of Defense prior loading on POL.

Tanzania

If over weight [> 26 tons/20’ and 28 tons/40’] and client request us to load up to 28T inclTARE /20’ or 30T incl TARE/40’ a letter must be written by requestor to confirm they will be liable for any fines linked to the overweight.Hazardous: Hazardous Product DeclarationSecond Hand Parts and Motors: Supplier’s Invoice + Selling CertificateTobacco/Malt: Certificate of OriginHigh Value Cargo or Military cargo: Our agency network will check with vendor and local teams to ensure the total bond value of our transporter is enough to run the operation without complication. For DRC destination: See DRC section

Kenya

Motor Vehicle and Motor Cycle: Copy of the log book in English, copy of the police clearance paper, Chassis number[s] of the motor cycle/ motor vehicle[s] must appear on the B/L as it is a mandatory detail manifested by Kenya Customs Authorities Hazardous cargo : IMDG [International Maritime Dangerous Good] code needs to be written on the main body of the B/LPersonal effects: Copy of the main pages of importers passportTyres/Sugar/Dry Cell Batteries/Rice/Cement: Regulations often change. Our agent can check latest situation prior to booking. Otherwise a letter from the Revenue body from country of destination is required to avert cash bond, letter from the Revenue Authority of the product destination confirm approval/ authorization for the importsChemical product/raw material: Certificate of chemical analysisFor DRC destination: See DRC section

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CMA CGM/DELMAS Enhances Landlocked African Services To/From ChinaAs the Summit on China-Africa Cooperation [FOCAC] is to be held in South Africa 4-5th December 2015 we thought it timely to review our ever expanding service connections from China to landlocked African countries.

CMA CGM Service Developments Both China and Asia play a central role in the CMA CGM Group’s developments in Africa. We can offer our Chinese customers door-to-door, competitive and innovative transport solutions connecting West, East and Southern African inland areas to markets across in-land China. With more and more volumes loaded onto our 9-weekly Asia-Africa services [please refer to graphic] we are in a leading position to provide specialist intermodal solutions as well as direct shipping services with short transit times, regular frequencies and a wide geographical capture of more than 174 destinations inland!

In-House Experts: China-Africa DeskCMA CGM has focused on developing a network of inland corridors managed by dedicated staff who control all points of transit. Our local agents both in Africa and Asia have built on relationships with 3rd party logistic providers on both pricing and tariffs. Our dedicated team is in place to ensure service quality for shipments using rail companies, barging solutions and road hauliers that are well known and recognised on the market.

To this end we have a fully operational Africa desk dedicated to Asia-Africa trades based in Hong Kong. The team provides dedicated inland coordination and follow up across the Asian network. Managed by Martin Hartmann-Hergott our network will ensure performance, tracking, traceability, follow up and corrective actions offering you capital gains across our entire inland offer. We constantly consult both our African and Asian network on how to improve our offers based on your needs offering a flexible approach and individually designed transit packages. Such tailored ‘Door-to-Door’ service offers very competitive advantages.

We also go to great lengths to ensure that the administrative side of shipping is convenient as possible. We are able to arrange your customs documentation, insurance and the payment of port terminal charges on your behalf. We also make sure that the documents are prepared and delivered on time.

We can offer a specialist ‘Flex Cost TBL’ which was set up for specifically for our Asian customers who want to pay CIF but need the insurance that we will look after the shipment until final delivery. Our team can also provide advice on the ever-changing import/export regulations, waiver rules and Customs procedures.

We use our widespread presence and experience in Africa to monitor the trade in order to optimize routings taking into consideration local constraints and improve quality of service in its door-to-door multimodal services. This means we can quickly put in place new products and leverage the knowledge of both the Asian and African trade managers to advise about market trends. Communication is also key relaying breaking news such as how political instability or environmental conditions affect trade corridors and means we can be quick to react.

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WAX7 Day Frequency | 13 VesselsAbidjan: Burkina Faso, MaliPointe Noire: Domestic: Brazzaville, Dolisie, Oyo, Ouesso.Cape Town: Domestic: Cape Province & Johannesburg

NEW WAX 27 Day Frequency | 10 Vessels Walvis Bay: Trans-Caprivi Corridor to Zambia [Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola] & S. DRC [Lubumbashi]. Domestic: Windhoek, Otjiwarongo, Otjikoto, Oshakati, Ondangwa and Oshikango.

NEW WAX 37 Day Frequency | 12 Vessels Walvis Bay: Trans-Caprivi Corridor to Zambia [Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola] & S. DRC [Lubumbashi]. Domestic: Windhoek, Otjiwarongo, Otjikoto, Oshakati, Ondangwa and Oshikango.

SHAKA 2 7 Day Frequency | 21 Vessels Durban: Lusaka & Copperbelt [Zambia], Lubumbashi [DRC], Gaborone [Botswana].

FAL 7 Day FrequencyDakar: Mali

For more information on all our services please visit http://www.cma-cgm.com/products-

services/line-services

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CMA CGM/DELMAS Enhances Landlocked African Services To/From China

NEW AFEX 7 Day Frequency | 12 Vessels Abidjan: Burkina Faso, MaliTema: Burkina Faso, MaliLome: Burkina Faso, Niger

ASEA KENYA 7 Day Frequency | 5 Vessels Mombasa: Landlocked Kenya, Rift Valley, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan & North Kivu region in Eastern DRC.

ASEA TANZANIA 7 Day Frequency | 7 Vessels Dar Es Salaam: DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia & Copperbelt.

ASAF7 Day Frequency | 13 Vessels Pointe Noire: Domestic: Brazzaville, Dolisie, Oyo, Ouesso.Luanda: Domestic: Bela Vista, MalangeWalvis Bay: Trans-Caprivi Corridor to Zambia [Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola] & S. DRC [Lubumbashi]. Domestic: Windhoek, Otjiwarongo, Otjikoto, Oshakati, Ondangwa and Oshikango.Cape Town: Domestic: Cape Province & Johannesburg

Further landlocked African destinations are available by transhipment.

For any enquiries or rate requests and bookings please contact your local agent.

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ECONOMIC FACTBOX: CHINA IN AFRICAChina-Africa Trade PromotionChina’s role in helping revitalize infrastructure and financial investment across Africa is gaining momentum ahead of the forthcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit set to be held in South Africa in December. The Summit guides China’s pro-African policy and is the vehicle China uses to announce its investment in Africa - the level of which has doubled after every FOCAC meeting and is expected to reach US$40 billion. China will be looking to deepen trade, investment and to establish co-operation zones as well as discuss the building of railways, high ways and regional aviation in Africa.

Trade FlowsChina-Africa co-operation contributes more than 20% of Africa’s economic growth. In 2014 the total trade between China and Africa exceeded US$220 billion. During the same period China’s investment in Africa was nearly US$30 billion with over 2,500 Chinese companies now based in Africa.

Recent Chinese Investment In The African Transport SectorRecent Chinese transport sector investment includes: - US$776 million agreement between China Communications Construction Company [CCCC] and the Ivorian

Economy Minister for the extension and modernisation of Abidjan port in July. Construction is to begin September for 45 months involving the enlargement and deepening of the Vridi channel to accommodate larger vessels of 25,000-50,000 T. Work also includes the tarring of axes roads.

- Angolan Moçâmedes Railway reconstruction project, underway since 2006 by the China Hyway group, was delivered last month with 56 new stations along an 800km railway from Namibe to Kuando Kubango. It was funded through a US$2 billion credit line provided by the China Export Import Bank.

- Tanzanian government awarded contracts to build a 2,561km US$7.6-billion railway to a Chinese consortium led by China Railway Materials [CRM] that will connect Dar es Salaam port to land-locked neighbours.

- In Kenya the Mombasa-Nairobi railway still under construction by the China Road & Bridge Corp is expected to promote economic links into the Rift Valley.

- South Africa’s Transnet is to get a US$2 billion loan from the China Development Bank to improve its ageing train fleet.

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BotswanaBotswana Planning Economic StimulusBotswana will use some of its US$8.5-billion in foreign exchange reserves to stimulate the economy after a drop in diamond prices hit growth. Botswana in September slashed its 2015 growth forecast from 4.9% to 2.6% and said it would post a budget deficit this year and next. President Khama did not give details on the size of the extra spending but will target tourism, agricultural production, construction and manufacturing.

[Mining Weekly 12/10/15]

Botswana Launches National Enquiry PointThe Minister of Trade and Industry, Vincent Seretse, announced the launch of the National Enquiry Point (NEP) which offers information on laws, regulations, conformity assessment procedures and quality standards among World Trade Organisation (WTO] members. The NEP was established through the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through their Southern Africa Trade Hub.

[Daily News 02/10/15]

Great Lakes World Bank Grant To Support Small-Scale Cross-Border TradeAt least 80,000 cross-border traders in Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo are set to benefit from a US$79-million World Bank funding support toward the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation project. The Group’s board approved the move on 25th September in Washington DC, US, under its International Development Association (IDA). The funding will help develop regional markets near border crossings and facilities to handle an increased flow of goods and strengthen government border agencies to efficiently deliver services.

[New Times 29/09/15]

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RwandaTanzania Moves To Bring Dar es Salaam Port Services CloserTanzania International Container Terminal (TICT) has announced that it will open a country liaison office in Kigali before the end of the year in a bid to bring the Dar es Salaam port services closer to Rwandan traders. To promote the move TICTS, a private company that handles 80% of the Dar port traffic, led a delegation from Dar es Salaam port authorities on a 3-day promotional tour to Kigali. The delegation hosted members of the Rwandan private sector to a business lunch during which they discussed possible solutions to a number of issues in a bid to ease trade facilitation at the port and on the central corridor.

[New Times 12/10/15]

TanzaniaTPA Warns Against VAT On Transit Goods ServicesThe Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has warned that by charging value added tax (VAT) on transit goods’ auxiliary services will drive away clients and affect Dar es Salaam port’s competitiveness. Although VAT is refundable, it can take years and involves a cumbersome procedure which discourages many. The TPA noted the regulation introducing the tax on transit goods’ services, which include handling, storage and stevedoring, has already been put in place for it to come into effect. What remains is the date when the tax will start to be charged.

Dar es Salaam port, which serves 6-landlocked countries of Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Uganda, faces fierce competition from the ports of Beira in Mozambique, Durban in South Africa, Mombasa and Walvis Bay in Namibia. Mombasa port in neighbouring Kenya had tried to introduce a similar tax but abolished it almost immediately.

[IPP 29/09/15]

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UgandaKenyan Exports To Uganda Double, Reaching RecordKenya’s exports to Uganda in July more than doubled. Data from Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show over US$90 million of goods were exported to Uganda in July up from US$44 million in June. It is the first time that Kenya has exported goods worth that much in a single month to Uganda. The surge is an indication of how crucial Uganda is to Kenya as a trading partner in the East African Community [EAC]. Uganda imports from Kenya livestock products, in particular meat and milk, an assortment of manufactured goods, fuel through the port of Mombasa, cement, steel bars, common salt and beer.

In H1 2015, Kenya’s exports to Uganda totalled US$253.5 million a rise from US$238 million during a similar period last year. Last year, the country’s exports to Uganda stood at over US$578 million a drop from US$622 million in 2013. On the other hand, Uganda exported to Kenya goods worth US$171 million in 2014 up from US$152 million. The balance of trade between the 2-countries favours Kenya significantly. It is for that reason that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta last month travelled to Uganda and discussed with his counterpart Yoweri Museveni on how to correct the imbalance.

[Xinhua 18/09/15]15

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ZimbabweAfDB Bankrolls Transport MasterplanZimbabwe has received undisclosed funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the development of a national transport master plan. Currently Zimbabwe does not have a transport plan although it has designed a proposal study under the Medium Term Plan (MTP2011-2015). The AfDB said the transport master plan would enable the ministry to effectively prepare for transport sector development and interventions.

The plan, to be prepared by consultants CPCS Transcon International Limited, would provide the framework for the sustainable development of the transport sector to stimulate economic growth and alleviate poverty. Transport and infrastructure are critical in the successful implementation of the government’s blue-print, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim-Asset (2013-2018).

In preparation for the master plan Transom International Limited has been engaged to embark on surveys of several major road trunks. The surveys started on September 21 and will run for 2-months.

[Bulawayo24 30/09/15 & Chronicle 17/09/15]

Afreximbank To Avail Second Zetref FundingThe Africa Export Import Bank is working on a second Zimbabwe Economic Trade Revival Facility (ZETREF) that will be funded to the tune of US$50-100 million. ZETREF was initially launched in 2010 to recapitalise local industries and was funded to the tune of US$70 million. The loans will depend on the amounts involved and the specific needs of industry.

[Herald 02/10/15]

Chrome Producers Await Government PermitsChrome producers are still to be granted permits by Government to export unprocessed chrome as applicants for export permits are still being processed following the lifting of the ban on ore exports in June. All chrome exports will be conducted by the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe and facilitated by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority. Raw chrome exports had been suspended since April 2011 to encourage local beneficiation of the mineral. When the ban was lifted, Government also scrapped a 20% tax levied on exports of raw chrome.

[Herald 02/10/15]

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EthiopiaArab Contractors Company To Inaugurate RoadThe Arab Contractors Company are to inaugurate a major road project in Ethiopia costing US$110 million funded by the African Development Bank. The project is one of the 2-phases of the international road linking Addis Ababa with Nairobi, part of a continental project establishing an international road link between Cairo and Cape Town. The completed 52 km of the Phase-1 has been handed over and the road has been opened to traffic.

[Government 06/10/15]

KenyaGreen Light For Mass Rapid Transit System Construction The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has accepted the proposal for the allocation of US$4 million for the construction of the Mass Rapid Transit System. The 167km project will see the construction of new roads and railway lines linking Nairobi to other towns and is part of the bigger plan launched last year which includes the construction of a commuter railway line along Outer Ring, Jogoo, Mombasa, Limuru, Lang’ata, Ngong roads and Waiyaki Way corridors.

[CR 09/10/15]

Kenya/TanzaniaUhuru, Kikwete Launch Key Regional Road ProjectPresident Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Kikwete officially launched the multi-national Arusha Holili-Taveta-Mwatate road project on 4th October, a crucial transport corridor in East Africa that links the Northern corridor. The road will link Kenya to Tanzania and reduce the distance from Mombasa port to Bujumbura, Burundi, by 400km.

The move will increase Burundi and Rwanda imports through the Mombasa port and cut transport costs due to the reduced distance. It will be cheaper for northern Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] to import and export goods through Mombasa using this road compared to Dar es Salaam port. The project is funded by the African Development Bank and Kenya.

According to the Tanzanian president it takes up to 14 hours for goods from Mombasa destined for Arusha to reach their destination. Once this section of the road is tarmacked and complete it will take only 2.5 hours from Voi to Arusha.

[Standard Digital 05/10/15]

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MozambiqueChinese Company Building Maputo Bridge

In 2012, the Maputo Bridge and its Link Roads’ project was officially launched together with the Maputo ring road. Both projects are financed by the Export-Import Bank of China and implemented by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). The Maputo-Catembe Bridge, one of the largest suspension bridges in Africa will stretch 3km with a span of 680m.

The project, set to conclude in Q4 2017, includes 3-parts: the Maputo-Catembe Bridge, the Maputo-Ponta do Ouro road, and the repair and construction of roads between Bela Vista and Boane. The bridge will reach a height of 60m over the water to ensure the shipping activity at Maputo Port which has an annual throughout capacity of over 10-million tons.

The bridge will facilitate the link between Maputo and Durban, the busiest port in South Africa, but also may expand the economic hinterland of Maputo Port.

[Forum on China-Africa Cooperation 24/09/15]

Road Construction To Complement EN1 Highway Plans to construct alternative roads in Mozambique are in top gear after the government announced that over the next 5-years it will focus on the construction of a trunk road from the South Part of the Country to the North part to help complement the existing EN1 highway. The Government is also working on the road between Nampula and Lichinga with the stretch between Malema to West of Nampula already complete while that between Malema and Cuamba still being constructed. Construction work on the stretch between Cuamba to Lichinga will begin in Q1 2016.

Another major road being worked on is the Beira-Zimbabwe highway to include construction of a second bridge over Pungoe River. The road will have a new junction at Inchope at the crossroads between Beira-Zimbabwe road and EN1 and weighbridges and toll gates to help control the flow of truck cargoes.

[CR 18/09/15]

TanzaniaJICA Working Visit On Arusha RoadsA delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) paid a working visit to the headquarters of the East African Community [EAC]. The agenda discussed funding for the extension of the dual carriageway from Tengeru to Usa in Arusha, and the rehabilitation of the Usa - Holili section which now includes complete re-location of the dangerous Kikafu Bridge. Although the project section is wholly located in Tanzania, it has corridor-wide, regional impacts on traffic flows as it links the Northern Corridor, the Trans African Highway #8 (Great North Road) and ultimately the Central Corridor. It will also be a link to Rwanda and Burundi from Mombasa port.

[Arusha Times 03/10/15]

ZambiaChinese Awarded Contract To Build Copperbelt RoadsZambia’s State Road Development Agency (RDA) awarded a US$492-million contract to Chinese company China Henan International Cooperation to construct and repair 406 km of urban roads in Zambia’s Copperbelt region. Once completed the improved road network will ease the movement of goods and services. Financing for the project through its National Road Fund Agency is expected to be concluded within 6-months.

[Engineering News 21/09/15]

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Botswana/NamibiaTrans-Kalahari Railway Project Takes First StepNamibia and Botswana are taking the first steps to establish a multi-billion dollar railway project to link Botswana’s rich coal fields to the Namibian coast. An office has been set up in Windhoek staffed by officials from both countries. Meanwhile a range of legal and cross border issues need to be agreed on before the project can proceed. The project will be developed by the private sector which will inject capital for the project. Expressions of interest have been invited. A figure of US$15 billion was contained in the 2011 feasibility report but this has most likely increased. So far no major financial institutions have shown interest in funding the project but investors could approach institutions such as the World Bank and the African Development Bank if selected to carry out the project.

Botswana and Namibia have already signed a bilateral agreement for plans to develop the 1 500-km railway for transporting coal exports to Walvis Bay. Once the 2-countries have resolved all outstanding issues, this will make way for funding initiatives and tenders. Chinese and Indian demand for the more than 200 billion MT of coal in Botswana’s central Karoo basin could boost economic growth in the landlocked southern African nation, economists have said. Alternative export options for Botswana include transporting the coal by rail to either South Africa’s Richards Bay or the port of Beira in Mozambique.

[Namibian 16/09/15]

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DjiboutiNew Cross-Border US$4 Billion Rail LinkAfter posting strong GDP growth in recent years, Djibouti is set to receive a further boost from the opening of a US$4 billion rail link connecting the country’s ports with the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Officials expect the new rail line to boost bilateral trade and drive up demand for port services over the longer term, as more than 90% of Ethiopia’s imports arrive via Djibouti.

The new 750-km rail link is set to cut travel time between the ports and Addis Ababa significantly. While transportation via heavy goods vehicles currently takes around 2-days by road, the rail line is expected to shorten the journey to 10 hours. Capacity will also be higher, at around 3500 tonnes – 7-times the maximum capacity of the previous line. According to Ethiopian Railways, a considerable portion of the cross-border investment project will be completed by October, with operations expected to begin early next year. Officials hope the railway will eventually be extended to South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Cameroon, connecting the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

The China Railway Group and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation are leading the construction while the Export-Import Bank of China, China Development Bank, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China are providing financing. Chinese companies will also develop related infrastructure and port facilities in Djibouti, such as a new shipyard, highway and expansion of the Doraleh port. Plans also include creating extensive new warehouse and office space alongside the Djibouti Free Trade Zone. State-owned China Merchants Holding is set to lead construction on the US$7 billion, 10-year project, having signed an agreement with the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority in March.

After talks earlier this year between Turkish officials and the Djiboutian government, Turkey has announced plans to build an economic zone in the country for assembly and processing. Turkey plans to use a manufacturing base to export goods to East Africa and beyond.

[Oxford Business Group 21/09/15]

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KenyaStandard Gauge Railway To Serve NaivashaThe 1,435 mm gauge railway now under construction between Mombasa and Nairobi is to be extended by 120 km to serve a new economic development zone at Naivasha in the Rift Valley. An agreement to develop Phase 2A of the standard-gauge project was signed between Kenya Railways Managing Director Atanas Maina and the Chairman of China Road & Bridge Corp Wen Gang during a cabinet meeting on 19th September. This was held at the site of the planned Embakasi station in Nairobi, where President Uhuru Kenyatta participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the standard-gauge terminus.

Work began earlier this year on the 472 km Mombasa – Nairobi line, which is scheduled to reach the capital by June 2017. Costed at US$3·6 billion, this phase is 90% funded by China’s EximBank under an agreement signed last year. Negotiations for Phase 2A began at the end of May, when President Kenyatta visited a construction site near Voi.

Paralleling the existing metre-gauge Kenya-Uganda Railway, the extension forms part of the 2,937 km ‘MoKaKi’ standard-gauge route linking Mombasa with Kampala in Uganda and Kigali in Rwanda. The line is one of the flagship projects in Kenya’s Vision 2030 strategy, which envisages that improved transport links will support economic development across the country.

[Railway Gazette 24/09/15]

Kenya/UgandaRVR Acquires New Wagons / Eyes Increased BusinessRift Valley Railways [RVR], the operator of the Kenya-Uganda railway line, has placed an order for 120 additional wagons at a cost of Sh665.76 million (US$6.36 million). The firm, owned 85% by Qalaa Holdings of Egypt, said the wagons bought from China CNR Corporation will be delivered in November. The new wagons have a capacity of 60T each, 20T more than the present fleet and is part of a wider plan to add 400 wagons under the Sh30.04 billion (US$287 million) capital expenditure programme from January 2012.

RVR in August landed a deal to operate and manage the Inland Container Depot [ICD] in Uganda. It will use the contract to cash in on cargo business from the port of Mombasa to other regions in the land-locked country, beyond capital Kampala. Last year, the firm acquired 20 locomotives at a cost of Sh2.2 billion from the US. RVR said it also completed the rehabilitation of the most damaged sections of the railway track between Mombasa and Nairobi, and rehabilitated and reopened the 500 km railway from Tororo to Gulu in northern Uganda after a 20-year hiatus.

[Star 03/10/15]

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Mozambique/Zimbabwe/ZambiaTrain Line Launched A train with 20 platforms of 2-containers has commenced this month. The line runs 1,000km between Beira in Mozambique, to Zimbabwe and Zambia. The aim is to transport about 10,000 tons per month, with trains travelling in both directions. The 3-railways that make up the regional association known as the Southern Africa Railway Association (SARA) are Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM), National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL). SARA identified 11 corridors, the first to start operating is the Beira corridor. Outbound trains will carry fertilisers and inbound trains will transport Zambian copper removing cargo from local roads.

At a recent meeting the companies agreed each should provide rolling stock. Since 2014 Mozambican state company CFM has been working on repairing 300 wagons in Beira and there are plans in the pipeline for another 100 in 2016, as well as the acquisition of locomotives. Beira port expects to process 220,000 containers this year, more than 2.5 million tons of general cargo and 5 million tons of coal, compared to 207,000 containers, 2.4 million tons of general cargo and 4.6 million tons of coal in 2014.

[Macauhub/MZ 29/09/15]

NamibiaTransNamib Orders Chinese Tank WagonsNamibia’s national railway TransNamib has signed a US$10.1 million contract with China Railway Materials Commercial Corporation for 90 tank wagons, which will be used to carry sulphuric acid. The wagons will be delivered July 2016 as part of a 10-year contract awarded by Dundee Precious Metal Tsumeb to carry acid from Tsumeb to Arandis.

[30/09/15]

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Ghana/Burkina FasoBorderless Alliance Focuses On Tema-Paga Road CorridorThe Borderless Alliance organized a road governance caravan as part of efforts to promote the competitiveness and performance for the northern section of the Tema-Paga road corridor from August 2- 9th. The road runs from the coastal port of Tema to the Burkina Faso border at Paga in Upper East region of Northern Ghana. The week-long caravan also assessed the level of implementation and compliance of a Ghana Police Administration directive prohibiting their personnel manning the various checkpoints along all ECOWAS transit corridors in Ghana from stopping and conducting checks on transit trucks.

Complex border procedures have always resulted in a rise in the costs of import, export and road-based transit trade in West Africa. In recent years Ghana has pursued aggressive reforms to make its ports and transit corridors more competitive for landlocked trade partners. Ghana’s main port of Tema competes with other neighbouring ports such as Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, Lomé in Togo and Cotonou in Benin, for transit goods destined for landlocked countries. Despite these reforms, various data collected along this transit corridor indicate that the costs and delays resulting from various nontariff barriers, including harassments by police personnel at the various checkpoints, have seen deterioration rather than an improvement.

A recent fact finding mission conducted on the corridor by the Transit Shippers Committee led by the Ghana Shippers Authority [GSA] in July, counted 54 checkpoints of which 42 belong to the Police. Various stakeholders have received complaints from transit operators from the landlocked countries and other economic operators about harassment along the Tema-Paga corridor, especially by police officers at the numerous checkpoints that have been mounted. According to these reports, the Kumasi-Paga section of the corridor is the worst affected by this incessant mounting of police checkpoints.

This directive by the Police administration follows a series of meetings held between the Ghana Police Service and industry stakeholders – notably Borderless Alliance, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), the Burkina Shippers Council (CBC), USAID/West Africa Trade Hub and Partners Network, the ECOWAS Brown Card Secretariat, the National Road Transport Facilitation Committee (NFC), etc.; to find a lasting solution to the problems of delays and extortions arising from the mounting of these checkpoints.

As an advocacy platform, the caravan also aimed at educating both public and private sector partners and stakeholders and to raise awareness in order to strengthen political will to eliminating the identified inefficiencies, and to fight road harassment, and thereby increase overall transport competitiveness. The caravan made stops at Kumasi, Techiman, Tamale and Paga. The main activities organized at the respective stops were workshops and roadshows where various presentations were delivered to economic operators to help address some of the challenges that confront them as they ply the corridor. Some of the dignitaries who attended included Ministers, Security Commanders, Heads of Trade and Business Associations.

[Intransit Borderless Newsletter August 2015]23

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LiberiaEU Funded Roads Set To OpenEuropean Union [EU] funded roads in Liberia are set to be opened in a few weeks’ time. Works have cost US$166 million. The road from Gbarnga to Ganta on the Guinea border will open early October 2015 and by January 2017, the 126km road leading from the commercial district of Red Light to Ganta will be completed. At the time of writing 92km has been completed. EU funded roads are seen as a boost to road connectivity in a country that is emerging from decades of civil war.

[CR 21/09/15]

NigeriaSuper Highway Construction To Kick OffThe much anticipated construction of a super highway in Nigeria is on course as President Muhammadu Buhari has performed the ground breaking ceremony of the 260km highway in Cross River State. The Super will begin from Calabar all the way to the Northern part of Nigeria. Once completed the highway will serve as the evacuation route for the proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport. A major geo-technical study has been carried out on the port project with construction set to commence in October 2015.

[CR 15/09/15]

Yobe State Construction Of Trans-Saharan Road Yobe State Government is to complete the construction of the Trans-Saharan road project in Nigeria. The 300km road will facilitate commercial activities between Yobe state and neighbouring countries. The project also links 4 council headquarters of Geidam, Karasuwa, Yusufari, Yunusari and Machina, a border town with Niger Republic.

[CR 28/09/15]

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AngolaChina Construction Hyway Delivers Moçâmedes Railway ProjectThe Moçâmedes Railway reconstruction project, underway since 2006 by the China Hyway group, was delivered 11th September to the Angolan government. Over 10 years China Hyway has built 56 stations along a railway line of over 800km, from Namibe to Kuando Kubango, passing through Huila province, three of which are so-called special stations, Saco Mar (Namibe), Lubango (Huíla) and Menongue (Kuando Kubango) and 7-first class stations. The project included replacing the entire railway line and repairing the Jamba and Tchamutete branchlines, and other ancillary works. At the delivery the ceremony, the Director-General of China Hyway, Wei Ruihai, pointed out that this railway will promote development of the Namibe and Menongue transport, transit and logistics corridors, facilitating agriculture and industry and economic growth along the line.

[Macauhub/AO 14/09/15]

GabonLocomotive Shipment For SETRAG Société d’Exploitation du Transgabonais (SETRAG), the state railway of Gabon, has purchased six 220,000-lb. Railserve DUAL LEAF® Gen-Set locomotives as part of a long-term modernization of the country’s freight rail operations. The sustainable locomotives were built in the United States by Railserve and have been recently loaded on MV Ocean Grand destined for Libreville port.

[AJOT 08/10/15]

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