Project Pipeline

• Develop a 660 km maritime link between the Port of Praia in Cabo Verde and the Port of Dakar in Senegal
• Develop a 3,164 km supranational highway running from Dakar through The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia to end in Cote d'Ivoire

The scope of work involves constructing a six-lane (2x3) dual-carriage highway, with country sections divided as follows:

• Senegal – Part 1 (276km): Dakar-Kaolack-Karang (Gambia border) and Part 2 (114km): Gambia border-Seleti-Bignona-Ziguinchor-Mpak (Guinea Bissau border)
• The Gambia – Part 1 (25km): Amdallai-Bara-Banjul and Part 2 (64km): Banjul-Mandinaba-Jiboro
• Guinea Bissau – Mpack-Safim-Bissau-Nhacra-Quebo-Mampata-Guinea border (347km)
• Guinea – Guinea Bissau border-Boke-Conakry-Forecariah-Pamelap-Sierra Leone border (483km)
• Sierra Leone – Guinea border-Gbalamuya-Rogbere Junction- Masiaka-Bo-Bandajuma-Gendema-Liberia border (428km)
• Liberia – Sierra Leone border-Bo-Waterside-Monrovia-Gbarnga-Ganta-Tappita-Toe-Zamu-Cote d’Ivoire border (637km)
• Cote d’Ivoire – Liberia border-Pekan Barrage-Touleupleu-Blolequin-Guiglo-Duekoue-Daloa-Bouafle-Yamoussoukro (790km)

The overall Praia-Dakar-Abidjan corridor is the first part of the Trans-African Highway (TAH) coastal corridor, and is planned to converge with the planned Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway at Bingerville in Cote d’Ivoire

Together, the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan and Abidjan-Lagos corridors form part of TAH 7. When completed, it will link to TAH 8, which runs from Lagos to the Port of Mombasa in Kenya, passing through Yaounde in Cameroon, Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR), Kampala in Uganda and Nairobi in Kenya. This will effectively link the three regions of West Africa (ECOWAS), Central Africa (Economic Community of Central African States; ECCAS) and East Africa (East African Community; EAC)

Within West Africa, the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan corridor forms part of the regional transit routes linking important sea ports, namely Dakar, Banjul, Bissau, Conakry, Freetown, Monrovia and Abidjan along the seven coastal countries. This trade route provides an important link through the North-South corridors connecting the landlocked countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to these ports

The Praia-Dakar maritime link scheme aims to generate increased cargo and passenger flows; stimulate trade and economic cooperation between Cabo Verde and the rest of West Africa; facilitate safe, efficient and competitive movement of persons and goods as well as regional and international trade by improving maritime equipment and infrastructure; and simplifying and harmonising the requirements and controls that govern the movement of goods and persons, with a view to reducing transport costs and transit times. A shipping line is expected to commence by the end of 2026