Improving Transnational Transport Corridors
In the OIC Member Countries: Concepts and Cases
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Figure 20: Zambesi river crossing at Kazungula Botswana being replaced by a bridge
Source: Douglas Rasbash (2015).
Regional Development Integration Master Plan
The OIC might be interested to promote/ fund the preparation of corridor master plans in
member countries, where none exist of course. This section may help in this regard. The SADC
Regional Transport Master Plan was prepared as one of six components of the RDIMP, the
others being Energy, Water, Telecommunications, Tourism and Meteorology. The RDIMP is
also part of a wider movement to regionalize as explained in the text below. The regional
context for transport corridor development is again proving to be important.
Introduction to the RDIMP from the SADC Executive Secretary July 16th 2012
The SADC Master Plan is aligned to the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa, as well as the
COMESA-EAC-SADC Inter-Regional Infrastructure Master plan, and no doubt lays a foundation for the
development of the African Economic Community, as espoused by the Lagos Plan of Action and the Abuja
Treaty. Implementation of the Master Plan will enable us to consolidate the SADC Free Trade Area, the
COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Grand Free Trade Area, as we march towards the total integration of Africa,
guided by the ideals of our Founding Fathers, whose legacy remains unparalleled.
The Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP) approved in 2012 guides
the development in key infrastructure such as road, rail, air and ports, and it also acts
as a framework for planning and cooperation with development partners and the sector.
Infrastructure was also a key component of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development
Plan. The RIDMP contains ambitious targets and is expected to be implemented by 2027.
The SADC transport sector entails road transport, rail transport, ports, maritime and inland
waterways, as well as air transport. As noted previously pipelines are excluded. The first
conclusion was that the need to strengthen the capacity of the SADC Secretariat to