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Kalabo Sikonga Angola Border Road Project

Zambia

Borrower Zambia
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Transportation
Approved 18.06.2008
Signed 13.02.2009
Status Completed
Loan Administrator KFAED
Executing Agency Road Development Agency (RDA), Ministry of Works and Supply
Co-financiers KFAED, Government, BADEA, SFD
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 10.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 72.33

This project will carry out the following:

  • construction of an 85 km-long bituminous road originating in the town of Kalabo, passing through Sikongo and then connecting to the Angolan border;
  • installation of drainage works and safety features;
  • construction of two bridges across the Lueti and Lyachi Rivers in Sikongo.
On completion, the improved connectivity to Angola, Zambia’s major trading partner, will enhance the latter’s economic growth. Zambia’s rural communities will benefit from swifter, safer transport of produce and be able to reach formerly-inaccessible social services.

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