Improving the Border Agency Cooperation
Among the OIC Member States for Facilitating Trade
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The main objective of the Chirundu OSBP is to improve efficiency in border management and
operations, thus reducing the time and cost of crossing the border. Its specific objectives are
the following:
 To combine the activities of Zambian and Zimbabwean border agencies at a single
location by redesigning the border infrastructure and establishing a Common Control
Zone (CCZ);
 To reduce the number of stops and period of stopping in cross-border trade and
transit transactions;
 To streamline procedures and systems and establish a framework for joint processing,
thereby enhancing trade facilitation and reducing the waiting time and cost of passing
through the Chirundu border; and
 To simplify traffic flow and facilitate easy movement of both commercial and
passenger traffic, thereby preventing traffic jams.
The Figure below pinpoints the geographical location of the Chirundu OSBP at the border
between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Figure 5. Map of the Zambia-Zimbabwe border region, with the location of the Chirundu OSBP
Source: Google maps 2016
2.3.2. Tangible iBAC activities
OSBP set-up
Africa’s first One-Stop Border Post is located at the Chirundu border crossing across the
Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe. At the border post, officials in both countries
inspect inbound traffic, share some procedures and work together as a good example of border
agency cooperation.