Navigation on the Congo river and its tributaries the rivers Oubangui and Sangha

The project aims to improve economic exchanges between the Central African Republic, the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chad, by improving navigation conditions on the Congo River and its tributaries Oubangui and Sangha, as well as by modernising port infrastructure.

DESCRIPTION

The project aims to identify all the obstacles to navigate the Congo River, and the Oubangui and Sangha tributaries as well as the port infrastructure needs in order to improve the conditions and the capacity of safe river transport.

The Congo River is navigable for a distance of about 1700 km between Kinshasa and Kisangani. The Oubangui is navigable to Bangui from Liranga, which is 600 km from Brazzaville and the Sangha is navigable for a distance of roughly 710 km between Nola and the confluence with the Congo River.

The project proposes sustainable solutions for the rehabilitation, development and operation of the river transport network. At the end of the feasibility study phase, the following developments are proposed for navigation and ports:

• Navigation: Improvement of the markup, the dredging of the main and secondary channel of the Congo River as well as the management of the difficult passes identified on Oubangui and Sangha.
• Ports: Dredging in front of wharves, salvaging wrecks, rehabilitating quay walls and quays, acquiring and repairing port operating equipment, rehabilitating buildings, warehouses and roads as well as the layout of certain existing berthing areas, etc.

In addition, the project proposes skills development of the personnel of the institutions in charge of river transport of the three countries in the fields related to the code of inland navigation, the safety and security of navigation and port operations.

OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE

PROJECT RISKS

Environmental and social risks are still being assessed.

PROJECT ECONOMICS

• NET PRESENT VALUE: 0.00

• COST BENEFIT RATIO: 0.00

• FINANCIAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (FIRR): 0.00

• ECONOMIC INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (EIRR): 0.00

• COMMENTS ON ECONOMICS: L’analyse économique du volet navigation et ports combiné avec la section routière Bangui-N’djamena est prévue à la phase suivante, vu que certaines estimations ne sont pas encore terminées.

PROJECT FINANCING

Central African Economic and Monetary Community

African Development Fund

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OVERALL COST: 0.00

ANNUAL COST: 0.00

COMMENTS ON FINANCE:

Financing is to be sought.

STUDIES

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

Regional Coordinator

Economic Community of Central African States

Lead National Agency

DRC - Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports

Preparation Funder

Central African Economic and Monetary Community

Preparation Funder

African Development Fund

CONTACTS

Chef de service des Transports Azonfack Jean Claude-azonfackjc@yahoo.fr

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