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4.4.11. Recommendation
In order to improve the performance of CAREC corridor 3, the following actions are
recommended:
1. Reviewing bilateral and regional trade agreements to determine whether they have
incorporated relevant elements to remove non-physical barriers to trade.
2. Promoting political integration
Problems of political integration are the most difficult problems to be tackled by a
corridor secretariat as it falls beyond the power of the secretariat. Disseminating the
positive impacts of a successful transport corridor on the country’s economy and the
lesson learned from other corridor developments can be pursued.
3. Increasing the efficiency of customs inspection
Since all CAREC countries are transit countries and shipments have to cross multiple
borders, networking and the interoperability of NSWs at the CAREC regional level
needs to be improved. For this, automation and ICT infrastructure must be fully
operated. Furthermore, improved risk management techniques, could greatly
contribute to improving the flow of products. A way to realize such risk management is
to offer ‘green channels’ for Authorized Economic Operators (AEO). Another
improvement that can significantly reduce border-crossing time is providing an
advance manifest.
4.5. Trans-African Highway 1
4.5.1. General
The Cairo–Dakar Highway i (TAH1) in the
transcontinenta etwork being developed by th
(UNECA). Participating countries and the given length of TAH1 are tabulated below.
TAH1 has a length of 8,636 kilometers (5,366 mi) and runs along th coast
o continuing down th coast of North-West Africa. It is substantially
completed except for a few kilometers on the Western Sahara-Mauritania border where there
is currently only a desert track. The Noudhibou-Nouakchott section was paved in 2005 to form
a north-south route betwee an across th nd around the western
extremity of the continent47. The borders between Algeria and Morocco are closed which
costing $2 billion yearly to the Moroccan economy.
Table 29: Corridor profile TAH1
Location Countries covered Length (km) Secretariat
oast o
continuing down
th oast of North-West
Africa
Egypt, Libya, Tunisia,
Algeria, Morocco, Western
Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal
8,636 None
Note: Countries in bold are OIC Member Countries
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