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Harmonization of Strategies, Policies and Development in Africa, Priority Action Plan 2
Regulatory Framework (AUDA PIDA-PAP-2):
The LCTFP aims to coordinate joint corridor • Angola — Joao Chaves-Jimbe
development activities which seek to 260km Road
accelerate growth in domestic and cross- — Lacano-Jimbe 230km Rail
border trade through the implementation of • Congo DR – Kolwezi-Solwezi
harmonized trade facilitation instruments. 180km Road
Efforts are being made towards development — Kolwezi-Dilolo 427km Rail
of corridor Governance Instrument. • Zambia – Solwezi-Kipushi 140km Road
The draft MoU has been consolidated — Manyinga-Jimbe 374km Road
and ready for validation, adoption and — Chingola- Jimbe 574km Rail
recommendation for signing by Minister of The LCTFP has made efforts in working
Transport. To help accelerate the harmonization toward infrastructure development with aim
process under the Lobito corridor, draft to foster trade facilitation, feasibility studies for
measures, laws and regulations have been one stop border post are under way for the
developed in both the road and railway sectors. following border posts:
This has been done with guidance of existing • Angola and Zambia — Jimbe One
model Regional Laws and Regulations Stop Border Post
developed under the TTTFP, ASNARA and • Democratic Republic of Congo and
SARA. The LCTFP has adopted this process to Zambia — Kipushi Border Post
avoid duplicity and ensure alignment to the
SADC regional agenda. Mwami/Mchinji One Stop Border Post
Further domestication of measures, (OSBP): Zambia-Malawi
laws and regulations process is underway with The project site is located at the eastern
LCTFP providing Technical Assistance to Zambian border post of Mwami, which is a
Corridor Member States in identification of shared common border with Malawi, 25km 81
national measures, laws and regulations in the east of the Zambian town of Chipata along the
Railway, Road, Trade and Marine (Port) main trunk road (T4) connecting Lusaka and
sectors that need aligning to the regional Lilongwe in the Nacala Corridor.
frameworks. To ensure awareness the LCTFP The objective of the project is to provide
will publish manuals as soon as the adoption good, effective transport infrastructure along
process of harmonized measures, laws and the corridor through facilitation and
regulation is completed. promotion of the following:
• easy access for intra and inter-regional
Interconnected, Integrated, and Quality trade;
Seamless Infrastructure and Networks • easy access to international markets
The LCTFP has made progress towards the through connectivity with major
development of the Corridor Master Plans. seaports;
Member States have submitted their priority list • contribution to maximizing the
for the Road, Railway, Trade One Stop Border operational efficiency along the
Posts (OSBPs) and Port Sectors. This forms the transport corridor, and
basis on which the corridor master plan will be • social and economic integration along
adopted and targeted for resource mobilization. the Nacala Corridor.
The number of OSBPs has further increased The Bilateral OSBP agreement between
with the completion of the Kazungula Bridge, Malawi and Zambia has been signed and the
with the OSBP facility that has been recently construction works are at 97 percent.
opened.
Resource mobilization efforts are also
under way with the following projects
submitted under Africa Union Development
Agency Programme for Infrastructure