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Feasibility study starts for
AGL Rwanda extends
Kisumu, Kenya - Kakira, logistics warehouse in Kigali

Uganda expressway GL Rwanda launched the extension of its state-

Aof-the-art logistics warehouse located within
the Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ). AGL
Rwanda began the extension phase of the 5,000 sq.
m. warehouse in March 2024 to meet the growing
demand for logistics in the region.
Equipped with cold chain facilities, it will
enable optimal management of temperature-
controlled goods, especially to address public
health challenges by enabling the efficient
management of essential products such as
medicines and perishable goods, according to the
official release. The project is valued at $10 million,
and its 21,000 sq.m. of bonded and duty-free
warehouses are spread over six sites in the Prime
he feasibility studies for the the same into a two-lane dual Economic Zone (PEZ). The extension will create
T256km multinational Kisumu- carriageway over a 104km stretch. employment opportunities for Rwandans willing
Kisian-Busia/Kakira-Malaba- The $1.4 million feasibility study to invest in logistics-related trades and strengthen
Busitema-Busia expressway are set project funded by the African Rwanda’s position as a logistics hub in the region.
to start soon after the East African Development Bank (AfDB) will
Community (EAC) officially handed determine the economic viability of
over the site to the consultancy firm upgrading the existing multinational
named GOPA Infra of Germany road sections from single carriageway
together with ITEC of Kenya. to expressway standards. The
The expressway that will run studies will be carried out as one
from Kisumu in Kenya to Kakira, integrated project but in two
a town in Jinja district, will involve distinct packages to determine the
rehabilitation of the existing two- economic feasibility of developing
lane single-carriageway to bitumen the corridors that connect the two
standards and the upgrading of countries to the port of Mombasa.

AfDB prioritises infra, agri supply chain for Zambia

he board of directors of the African Development
TBank Group has approved the Country Strategy
Paper (CSP) for Zambia for 2024-2029, which sets
out two priority intervention areas: Boosting the
development of the private sector through investments
in infrastructure and developing the country’s
agricultural value chain.
“The aim of this new CSP is to support Zambia’s
vision of speeding up its socioeconomic transformation
to improve livelihoods,” comments Raubil Durowoju,
head of the Bank Group’s country office in Zambia.
“The first area emphasises infrastructure development
with the aim of increasing productivity, strengthening
commercial competitiveness, diversifying the economy,
and improving people’s lives. The second supports value
addition and job creation and is targeted at women and
young people,” he adds.

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