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The Governments of Zambia and Tanzania have signed a communiqué to resolve challenges in the Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor to ensure the seamless flow of traffic and reduced cost of trade between Kapiri-Mposhi and Dar-Es-Salaam. The communiqué was signed during a two-day Bilateral Road Transport Meeting between the ministries of transport from both countries.
The Road Transport Bilateral Meeting was convened to review and resolve the challenges transporters are facing along the Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor, following a joint technical committee report that had input from the assessment of the transport route from Kapiri-Mposhi to Dar-Es-Salaam. Ministry of Transport and Logistics Permanent Secretary Fredrick Mwalusaka signed the communiqué on behalf of the Zambian Government while Tanzania’s Ministry of Works and Transport Permanent Secretary Gabriel Migire signed on behalf of his country.
In the communiqué, Zambian and Tanzanian authorities reaffirmed their commitment to implement the decisions agreed upon during the similar meetings held in Lusaka in September 2022 and June 2023 in Tunduma, Tanzania. The communiqué stipulates that Zambia and Tanzania constitute a Technical Working Group to oversee all the harmonisation related to issues impeding the smooth flow of traffic along the Dar-Es-Salaam Corridor and in particular the harmonisation of charges along the corridor. Both Governments also reaffirmed their commitment to addressing all transport infrastructure challenges in order to mitigate congestion difficulties at Nakonde-Tunduma One Stop Border Post (OSBP) and along the Corridor. Zambia is currently implementing the Chinsali-Nakonde Rehabilitation Project while Tanzania is also upgrading Tunduma-Igawa Road into a dual carriageway.
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Further, the two Government Revenue Authorities were directed to extend the implementation of the Electronic Cargo Tracking System from Nakonde/Tunduma OSBP to Kusumbalesa Border Post to promote a seamless flow of traffic and enhance security. Other commitments contained in the communiqué include enhanced enforcement of road traffic safety regulations and weighbridge regulations to bring about sanity in the sector, while the private sector was encouraged to uphold best business practices to promote cross-border trade along the Corridor.
