Ouesso-Bangui-Ndjamena Corridor Road Project

This project entails the upgrading and modernization of roads between Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad in order to improve transport efficiency in the region. More specifically the upgrade and modernization of about 1400 kilometres of highway.

DESCRIPTION

The Ouesso-Bangui-Ndjamena road is a link in the Pointe Noire-Brazzaville / Kinshasa-Bangui-Ndjamena multimodal transport corridor. The road is also part of the network of the priority program of the consensual master plan of transport in Central Africa (PDCAT). The corridor connects the capitals of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad. It also provides the CAR and Chad with a second access to the sea.

A highway network of approximately 1310 km, which starts from Ouesso in North Congo to Mbaïkoro (near Moundou) in the South of Chad while passing through Bangui in Central African Republic. It comprises the following two sections: (i) the Ouesso-Bangui section in the equatorial forest to the South, which is about 640 km long and lies across Congo and the CAR; and (ii) the Bangui-Mbaïkoro section in the savannah woodland to the North, which is about 670 km long and lies in CAR and Chad territory;

OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE

PROJECT RISKS

PROJECT ECONOMICS

• NET PRESENT VALUE: 732.38

• COST BENEFIT RATIO: 0.47

• FINANCIAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (FIRR): 0.00

• ECONOMIC INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (EIRR): 17.00

• COMMENTS ON ECONOMICS: The net present value is calculated at a rate of 12%

PROJECT FINANCING

African Development Bank

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OVERALL COST: 221.37

ANNUAL COST: 18.45

COMMENTS ON FINANCE:

Funding is to be sought

STUDIES

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

Regional Coordinator

Economic Community of Central African States

Preparation Funder

African Development Bank

CONTACTS

Mahamat Nour Bakary-bakargaa@yahoo.fr

Mamady Souare-M.SOUARE@AFDB.ORG

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