The 2,000 kilometer-long trade facilitation route originating from the port of Dar es Salaam and serving Eastern Africa’s landlocked countries - Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo - was selected for a road safety activity along the Central Corridor. The development of freight transport along corridors has led to a sharp increase of road accidents due to inadequate safety measures.
The Corridor Management component focuses on facilitation and transit improvement along corridors, through several corridor-based activities related to the redrafting of the Northern Corridor Transit Agreement and the establishment of the North South Corridor Agreement. To implement the Central Corridor Treaty for the facilitation of transit through the port of Dar Es Salaam to the landlocked East Africa, the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA), comprising Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and DR Congo, was established on September 2, 2006.
This paper presents the methodological lessons of several corridor performance measurements carried out in Africa. Based on current experience, the authors conclude that while road driver trip questionnaires may be useful, the core of monitoring activities should mostly rely on existing consolidated data (customs and port data) or limited surveys (freight forwarders, major trucking companies, truckers and transport unions) to benchmark corridor performance.
The ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam in East Africa are the maritime gateways of three major corridors serving the whole sub-region:
