East Africa's new connection

A new US$743 million road project now looks set to go ahead that will radically improve transport connectivity between Kenya and Ethiopia. The government of the two countries recently agreed a deal to co-develop a network of roads measuring some 880km in all to connect these neighbouring nations. The Mombasa-Nairobi-Addis Ababa link is expected to take three years to construct and will form part of the Trans-African Highway corridor. The project is being financed with a loan from the African Development Ban
April 30, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSSA new US$743 million road project now looks set to go ahead that will radically improve transport connectivity between Kenya and Ethiopia. The government of the two countries recently agreed a deal to co-develop a network of roads measuring some 880km in all to connect these neighbouring nations. The Mombasa-Nairobi-Addis Ababa link is expected to take three years to construct and will form part of the Trans-African Highway corridor. The project is being financed with a loan from the 1586 African Development Bank, and will improve connections between the two East African nations as well as the rest of southern and eastern Africa. The project will cut journey times and transport costs and boost trade.

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