Early Warning System

Regions

Africa

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Rwanda

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

City of Kigali

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

African Development Bank (AFDB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Dec 1, 2024

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Government of Rwanda - Ministry of Infrastructure; Ministry of Finance

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Infrastructure
Transport

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 101.96 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Jun 10, 2025

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the city of Kigali faces urban mobility challenges, and the Kigali Transport Master Plan 2050 identifies potential solutions. The Kigali Urban Transport Improvement Project (KUTI) is being developed to address these challenges, focusing on upgrading junctions to improve traffic flow and make the city more inclusive for all modes of transport, particularly non-motorized transport. The project aims to improve road infrastructure to facilitate market access and traffic flow.

The development objective of the project is to improve the efficiency, inclusivity and safety of road transport mobility in the City of Kigali. The specific objective is to address the mobility constraints at three (3) critical junctions identified in the City of Kigali This is expected to result into the improvement of the Level of Service (LoS) of the junctions, reduction of vehicle operation cost, travel time and GHG emission, and to promote sustainable transportation in Kigali to ensure clean energy usage in urban transport.

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Babati MOKGETHI
Urban Development Officer, PICU2
African Development Bank
b.mokgethi@afdb.org
www.afdb.org