According to the Bank’s website, the general objective of the programme is to: (i) improve the performance of Cameroon's road network in order to promote private sector participation and investment in the agro-industrial, transport and logistics sectors along the Douala-N'Djamena corridor; and (ii) facilitate cross-border trade. The specific objectives of the project are to: (i) open up the Adamaoua plateau production basins; (ii) reduce the time and cost of transport on the Douala-N'Djamena and Douala-Bangui corridors; (iii) promote the use of other modes of transport, particularly rail and river transport; and (iv) improve the living conditions of men and women and the resilience of communities in the programme area (PA).

The programme's direct area of influence is the Adamaoua (two municipalities) and North (3 municipalities) regions, with an estimated population of 5.68 million, including 1.27 million in Adamaoua and 4.41 million in the Centre. On average, 51% of this population is female and more than half of the total population is under 20 years of age. In the Adamaoua region in general, the majority ethnic group is the Tikar, while in the North, the main ethnic groups are the Guidar, Falis and Foulbe. In addition to these groups, there is a diversity of ethnic groups throughout the country, especially in the administrative centres and large urban areas. The PA is located in a densely populated area with dwellings, farming plots and space for livestock breeding. The PA includes a long cliff that runs for over 100 kilometres along the Benoue National Park and wildlife migration corridors (from the park to other neighbouring protected areas).

Environmental Category: [1] High Risk

The total cost of this programme, limited to the Ngaoundere-Garoua road section (240.85 km), net of taxes and customs duties (NTCD) and including physical and financial contingencies, is estimated at EUR 340.678 million of which EUR 238.475 million in foreign exchange and EUR 102.203 million in local currency equivalent to 223.470 billion CFA francs. The programme will be financed by the Bank for a total amount equivalent to EUR 331.488 million. The Bank's contribution to the financing of the project will be in the form of: (i) an AfDB loan of EUR 318.24 million; (ii) an ADF loan of EUR 12.24 million and (iii) a NEPAD-IPPF Grant of USD 1.004 million equivalent to EUR 1.008 million, the appraisal process of which is underway at the Bank.

Name: Olaya Dègnon Cestmir Albé HOUSSOU
Email: a.houssou@afdb.org

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