Transit Customs Regime Diagnosis and Recommendations ... - MCLI

Draft Report for SSATP –MCLI Mozambique Transit Regime Project
i. The NCTTCA (Northern Corridor Transit Transport Coordination Authority),
comprising Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo) is the authority for
the Mombasa corridor
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The CCTTFA (Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency, comprising
Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and DR Congo) is the authority for the Dar-
Es-Salaam corridor serving East Africa landlocked countries
The Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor is the authority for the corridor serving the Southern
Africa countries of Zambia, DR Congo and Malawi
The WBCG (Walvis Bay Corridor Group) is the group of corridors radiating from
the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia, and serving Botswana and South Africa
through the Trans-Kalahari; Zambia and DR Congo through the Trans-Caprivi;
and Angola through the Trans-Cunene
v. The Douala Corridors serving from the port of Douala in Cameroon the
landlocked countries of CAR and Chad
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The Abidjan Lagos Corridor Organization (ALCO) is the corridor body for the
coastal road corridor stretching from Ivory Coast to Nigeria, through Ghana, Togo
and Benin
The West Africa Gateway Corridors, serving the three landlocked countries of
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, from the West Africa coastal ports from Dakar in
Senegal to Cotonou in Benin.
b) Promoting mechanisms for the participation of main stakeholders in the management of
trade corridors:
i. Carry-out a facilitation diagnostic on the corridor linking the landlocked Ethiopia
to the port of Berbera in Somaliland; and
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Review of the transit regime for MCLI (Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative),
which is the corridor group for the hinterland of the port of Maputo
(Mozambique and South Africa)
Source: SSATP
2.2 Maputo Corridor Background
The Maputo Development Corridor (MDC) is located in the lower south eastern region of
Sub-Saharan Africa and primarily links the South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland.
The Corridor starts at the Port of Maputo in Mozambique and cuts across the Provinces
of Maputo in Mozambique, and Mpumalanga in South Africa. It not only links the
economic hub of Gauteng to the Port of Maputo, but incorporates growing economic
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