WBG: Scale up co-financing, estimated financing of $ 600 million

Yokohama Action Plan: [1] Provide financial and technical assistance for the planning, construction and improvement of regional transport corridors and international ports.

Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners: ● Development/expansion of national and regional transport corridors

Potential Resources, Possible Contributions: WBG: Scale up co-financing of national and regional transport corridors, estimated financing of $ 600 million

Related Links: EC: € 5,6 billion in 10th EDF
AfDB: $ 5 billion
GoJ/WBG/AfDB/ICA: Use the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) as a platform to promote regional infrastructure development
Implementation of study and support for development of road infrastructure

Country: Central Africa/Western Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa/Kenya/Senegal/Ethiopia/Ghana/Botswana/Egypt

Status: On target.
Sub-Saharan Africa: lending for transport infrastructure $1.2 billion.
Regional: (i) Central Africa Regional -- CEMAC Transport and Transit Facilitation Project (Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon) $217 million.
(ii)West Africa Regional --West Africa Corridor (Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana) $190 million, Abidjan-Lagos Trade and Facilitation Project Phase 1 under preparation.
Countries:
Kenya -- Northern Corridor $253 million.
Senegal -- Dakar Toll Road $105 million.
Ethiopia -- Road Sector Phase Four $245 million.
Ghana -- Transport $225 million.
Botswana -- Integrated Transport $186 million.
Egypt -- Egypt Railway Restoration -- $270 million.
The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic report Africa’s Infrastructure: A time for Transformation: was launched in November 2009. This has generated a new source of data on infrastructure, including funding gaps and potential savings through efficiency improvements at the country and sub-regional levels.

Status: (i) CEMAC Transport and Transit Facilitation Project (US$201 million) is under implementation, (ii) The West Africa Corridor (US$190 million) has been approved, (iii) Other components of road and rail corridor projects are currently under preparation or pending approval by the WB Board, and (iv) Co-financing national and regional infrastructure proposals submitted to GoJ.