Date Set for Opening of One Stop Border Post

Features

Guest writers comment on trade in southern Africa.

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A renewed commitment to regional infrastructure in SADC is apparent and a host of programmes are being developed. John Rocha looks at what is happening and ways to improve the project pipeline

The real business of regional integration

Greg Mills looks at the case of Rwanda in analysing the root causes of high transport and trade costs across Africa's borders

Kazungula Bridge

Dianna Games considers if improved infrastructure alone will help the region's traders

Posted Feb 06, 2009

Drivers waiting in the queue at Chirundu Chirundu border post is a major transit point for traffic passing from southern Africa (and the ports of South Africa and Mozambique) through to the northerly countries (and mines) of Zambia, DR Congo. After two years' of planning on 8th April the new arrangements for one stop crossings will be opened by the Ministers of Zambia and Zimbabwe, watched by the Honourable Gareth Thomas, Under Secretary of State for International Development of the British Government (which has contributed a substantial amount of the funding for the preparatory work).

The Japanese Government, which has also contributed towards the development, will also be represented.

A brief background to the work is available.