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development of the corridor. Legal documents include ‘Intergovernmental Agreement for the creation
of ALCoMA, International Project Agreement, Rules of Procedure for ALCoMA and sample Enabling
Legislation to help Member States undertake ratification of the Intergovernmental Agreement and
other related Documents’33. The establishment of ALCoMA is now paving the way for a legal and
institutional basis for governance on a corridor wide level.
5.3.2 Corridor objectives and political support
The original objective of the organisation of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor was achieving a corridor with
no infections, no discrimination, no deaths related to HIV and without hindrance to the free movement
of people and goods. At a later stage the facilitation of the free movement of people and goods as well
improving road safety along the corridor were added to this original objective.
5.3.3 Legal framework
AMemorandumof Understanding for the development of the Abidjan-Lagos Highway has been ratified
by all five countries. It is expected that in 2018 the establishment of the Abidjan-Lagos corridor
Management Authority (ALCoMA) will be realized with its own legal and regulatory framework.
5.3.4 Institutional framework
The Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization (ALCO) was established in 2002. Its main task was to
address the HIV/AIDS issue in the region with relatively little legal power. The organisational structure
of ALCO is presented i
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