دور ممر التنمية المركزي في تنمية الموارد الاقتصادية في تنزانيا

Abstract EN

Tanzania has five development corridors to support transit trade facilitation : Tanzania's Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor, Mtwara Corridor, Tanga Corridor, Dar es Salaam Corridor / Tazara Corridor, and Central Corridor.

this corridor represents the transport routes connecting dar es salaam by roads, railways and inland waterways to Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and both central and northwestern Tanzania.

the corridor forms part of the backbone of the East African regional transport system, transporting a large proportion of the five countries' imports and exports.

It consists of a 1,254-km railway, starting from Dar es Salaam-Kigoma, reaching Bujumbura by ferry through Lake Tanganyika, and reaching Rwanda by road.

The road part of the corridor is a 2424-kilometer road network starting from Dar es Salaam-Dodoma-Singda-Nzega-Lusahunga-Rwanda and Burundi.

the central corridor has great economic importance ; there are many economic resources spread within the central corridor, such as mineral resources, tourism, agriculture, etc.

the volume of goods transported by the central railway line amounted to 1.065 million tons during the period (2010-2014), which is equivalent to only 45% of the total capacity of the central railway which reaches 2.3 million tons of cargo.

there are many challenges facing the central development corridor, such as deteriorating infrastructure, old and dilapidated facilities, a lack of railway locomotives, and the difficulty of obtaining spare parts for maintenance.

this is in addition to economic challenges such as lack of funding and financial resources.

the high cost of transport on the central corridor is also a challenge, with transportation costs ranging between 40-50% of the cost of products transported due to delays along roads and exorbitant fees paid by drivers.

there is an urgent need to increase investments in the central development corridor.

this can be done through financial grants and international loans to contribute to infrastructure construction within the corridor, such as year-round roads, energy supplies and rail infrastructure.