AfDB boosts regional trade in East Africa, lending

USD 245M for an important transport project

MULTINATIONAL: UGANDA/RWANDA: Kibuye - Busega - Mpigi and Kagitumba Kayonza - Rusumo Roads Projects

June 22nd of 2016, the African Development

Bank approved a USD 245 million loan to the
Governments of Uganda and Rwanda for two
important roads, impacting both regional and
local activities. These two landlocked countries
have placed transport infrastructure as key
development priorities.

UGANDA

Kampala

UGANDA

6 hours

3 hours

USD 5

USD 4

USD 0.66

USD 0.44

average passenger fare

r
do
rri
co

BURUNDI

USD 1

USD 0.6

USD 0.75

USD 0.3

average passenger fare

average passenger fare

travel cost per km

travel cost per km

travel cost per km

UGANDA

travel cost per km

Kampala

KENYA
North
e

Kagitumba

RWANDA
Kigali

BURUNDI
Training of 1,600
women trader

10 boreholes

7 women association
capacitation

Nairobi

Lake
Victoria

i do

Kayonza

C en

ra
l

10 milk
collection centers

20 minutes

average passenger fare

AfDB finances also:

Rusumo

1hr

r
co r
rn

RWANDA

2018/2020 (achievement)

1 million
people directly
served by the
road

2020 (achievement)

1.1 million
people directly
served by the
road

2 Cross border
trade Markets

2014/2015

what changes

AfDB (USD 94M),

JICA (USD 56M) and
EU (USD 22.4M) loans
to rehabilitate 208 km of
paved road, the missing
link between
Northern and Central
Corridors.

Kayonza

what changes

Journey Kagitumba Rusumo

RWANDA

Kigali

KENYA

Journey
Kampala Busega Mpigi

AfDB loan of
USD 151 million to build a
new 23.7km four-lane
express highway
connecting Kampala city
center to Northern
Corridor

2014/2015

Kagitumba

N o rth

rridor
o
c
n
er

Rusumo

TANZANIA

Uganda Rwanda
Tanzania
trade flow

DR
CONGO

2014/2015

0.8

million
metric tons

Mombasa

C en
tral c
orridor

2020 (achievement)

2.8

million
metric tons

Dar es Salaam

41,500
new trees

TANZANIA

Map for illustration purpose only