Mahagi OSBP Infrastructure Upgrade

Implementation Partners

DRC's Ministry of External Trade, Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority, Direction Generale des Douanes et Accises, the DRC Customs, DRC Immigration, Office Congolais de Controle, OCC (The standard Service), Programe de l'hygiene aux Frontieres, PNHF (Health Service), Ituri Provincial Government

Implementation Period

2019 - 2026

Project Participants

Cross border traders

Project Value

$1,182,000

Project Rationale

Mahagi border, which connects the DRC to Uganda at Goli on the Northern Corridor, is a strategic trade gateway between Eastern and Central Africa. Yet for years its potential has been undermined by fragmented border procedures, repeated inspections, outdated infrastructure and weak ICT connectivity. The result has been crossing delays of up to eight hours for traders and transporters. These inefficiencies imposed direct economic costs. They have raised transport and logistics expenses, increased uncertainty in supply chains, heightened the risk of spoilage for perishable goods, and eroded profit margins. The effects have been felt most sharply by the thousands of small-scale traders who depend on the crossing every day for income and market access.

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