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<p>This project entails the upgrading of the Mombasa -Voi road to a dual carriageway. An alternative short term solution is to rehabilitate the road and provide climbing lanes along sections where heavy vehicles reach crawl speed as a result of steep gradients.</p>

<p>National Road No. 01 stretches from Algiers to Mali and Niger over more than 2400 km. It has been twinned for approximately 500 km (between Algiers and Laghouat) and includes a branch towards Tunisia, continuing all the way to Lagos and N'Djamena. The Trans-Saharan route begins from the East/West Highway in the Wilaya of Blida (located 50 km west of the capital Algiers) and extends to Ain Guezzal at the border with the Republic of Niger, covering around 2400 km, with a branch extending to the Republic of Mali.</p>
<p>The current state of the Trans-Saharan route is as follows:</p>
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<li>From the junction with the East/West Highway to the northern limit of the Wilaya of Ghardaia, approximately 580 km, the road is twinned. For 53 km (between the junction with the East/West Highway and the town of Berrouaghia), it has the characteristics of a highway (the works are nearing completion);</li>
<li>From the northern limit of the Wilaya of Ghardaia to the town of El Ghol&eacute;a (El Menea), over 268 km, twinning studies are ongoing, conducted by an Algerian engineering firm;</li>
<li>From the southern limit of Ghardaia to Ain Guezzam at the border with Niger, approximately 1257 km, 342 km are under preservation works, while the remaining 915 km require preservation operations (not yet scheduled).</li>
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<p>The goal is to increase the capacity of the Trans-Saharan route by twinning the remaining 1525 km. It is also noteworthy that the entire length of the Trans-African road is paved. As a prime example of a trans-African project, contributions from African entities to the development and modernization of this axis are highly desired.</p>
<p><strong>Objective and Rationale for the Project:</strong></p>
<p>This North-South corridor facilitates regional integration. It offers African countries, particularly those in the Sahel, the possibility of access to the Mediterranean Sea and the use of Algerian ports, especially in their trade with European countries. The Trans-Saharan road is connected to the East/West Highway in the Wilaya of Blida (about 50 km west of the capital Algiers). It thus facilitates East/West exchanges, particularly with neighboring countries Morocco and Tunisia.</p>

<p>Ghardaia (El Men&eacute;a) -Tamanrasset,</p>
<p>Algre -Lagos fiber optics, once</p>
<p>completed, the project will be able to</p>
<p>traffic, particularly heavy goods vehicles</p>
<p>heavy goods vehicles</p>

<p>The Lake Chad basin has many flood-prone areas that are affected year after year. These areas are concentrated along the Chari and its tributaries, near Guelendeng, Bousso and the Am Timan area, east of Sarh. The loss of water in these sections promotes the drying up of Lake Chad. The<span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: inherit; font-size: 28px;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lake Chad basin has</span></span><span class="Y2IQFc" lang="en" style="font-size: 12pt;">many areas prone to floods that are affected year after year. These areas are concentrated along the Chari and its tributaries, near Guelendeng, Bousso and the Am Timan region, east of Sarh. The loss of water in these sections promote drying of Lake Chad.A preliminary analysis showed that if part of the water of the plains flood was diverted towards the Lake Chad, this could improve drying up of the lake and allowing average increase in levels between 0.4 and 1 m. In addition, the river Chari is facing a serious problem of silting throughout its length and contributes to transport sediments and silting of the Lake Chad. A study of feasibility of water transfer interbasins of the Oubangui River in Lake Chad has been identified as a priority project of the Scheme Director of the LCBC developed in 1994. This was completed in 2011 and was approved by the 14th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission held in N'Djamena in April 2012. She demonstrated the technical feasibility of a transfer of water by gravity from the Bria / Kotto dam through </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: inherit;">of transport infrastructure </span></span><span class="Y2IQFc" lang="en" style="font-size: 12pt;">of water to Lake Chad via the river Chari.The 14th Summit Heads of State and Government of the LCBC, which was held N'Djamena in April 2012, approved the following measures as a means improve water availability in the Chari river and the lake Chad.</span></p>
<p><span class="Y2IQFc" lang="en" style="font-size: 12pt;"> i. Improve the hydraulicity of the Chari in order to reduce losses in the plains floodable; </span></p>
<p><span class="Y2IQFc" lang="en" style="font-size: 12pt;">ii. Arrange the Lake Chad and its main tributaries by dredging and sand removal in order to to obtain a better distribution water in the different basins of Lake Chad; Furthermore, in the same document, it was demonstrated that the inter-basin transfer of the Kotto requires an increase in water levels in the Boungou and the Kotto at the confluence of the two courses of water. This increase must be done by setting up a dam capable of producing hydroelectric power for region. The proposed dam and the water transfer corridor through the Boungou river (reservoir of the dam), the Ipendo river, the Ouaka river, two trenches for cross the interbasin ridge and a canal along the Koukourou rivers and Bamingui before continuing towards Chari will develop a region of approximately 100,000 km&sup2; which is today devoid of any type of road and electricity connections. Other benefits demonstrated in this study shows the possibility intensive integrated development areas with high agricultural potential and breeding and the creation of a important industrial area specialized.Thus, the proposed water transfer corridor starts at the Boungou river (dam reservoir), to the river Ipendo, at the Ouaka river, for two trenches to cross the ridge </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: inherit;">between the basins and to a canal the </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: inherit;">along the Koukourou and</span></span><span class="Y2IQFc" lang="en" style="font-size: 12pt;">Bamingui before continuing towards the Chari.

At this point he is important to identify the possible solutions to improve the hydraulic capacity of Chari and carry out in-depth studies on their impacts and to proceed also to the realization of </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: inherit;">several infrastructures.</span> </span></p>

<p>The governments of Kenya and Uganda and Rwanda have committed to the development of a standard gauge railway that links the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Uganda with Mombasa port in Kenya. This project entails the section from the Mirama Hills border (Uganda/Rwanda) to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.</p>

This project is part of the expansions at 2020 gap airports Phase 1. It will see upgrades at the Maya-Maya Airport in Brazzaville, Congo.

<p>The AXIS Project aims to facilitate the development of an African internet infrastructure through policy and regulatory reform, capacity building and technical assistance. Development of an African internet infrastructure refers to the establishment of regional internet exchange points (IXPs) and internet carriers.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project is being implemented through two phases. Phase I consists of capacity building to support the establishment of national IXPs through providing a series of two workshops for stakeholders and the Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) on  I) best practice and benefits of IXP and II) technical assistance through workshops which will cover the technical and administrative skills needed to set up, operate, and administer an IXP.</p>

<p>Phase II focuses on supporting establishment of Regional IXP and Regional Internet Carrier through provisioning Capacity building workshops on best practice and benefits of setting up RIXP/IC and providing technical assistance.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project is a flagship project of the African Regional Action Plan on Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) endorsed by the African Union Executive Council. </p>

<p>The AXIS Project aims to facilitate the development of an African internet infrastructure through policy and regulatory reform, capacity building and technical assistance. Development of an African internet infrastructure refers to the establishment of regional internet exchange points (IXPs) and internet carriers.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project aims to facilitate the development of an African internet infrastructure through policy and regulatory reform, capacity building and technical assistance. Development of an African internet infrastructure refers to the establishment of regional internet exchange points (IXPs) and internet carriers.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project is being implemented through two phases. Phase I consists of capacity building to support the establishment of national IXPs through providing a series of two workshops for stakeholders and the Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) on  I) best practice and benefits of IXP and II) technical assistance through workshops which will cover the technical and administrative skills needed to set up, operate, and administer an IXP.</p>

<p>Phase II focuses on supporting establishment of Regional IXP and Regional Internet Carrier through provisioning Capacity building workshops on best practice and benefits of setting up RIXP/IC and providing technical assistance.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project is a flagship project of the African Regional Action Plan on Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) endorsed by the African Union Executive Council. </p>