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Stakeholder Engagement Meeting on Drivers’ Safety and Trade Security along the Lubumbashi–Tunduma Trade Route

CCTTFA, with support from TradeMark Africa (TMA), convened a high-level Stakeholder Engagement Meeting on 22 January 2026 in Dar es Salaam to address drivers’ safetyand trade security along the Lubumbashi–Tunduma traderoute. The meeting br…

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The Central Corridor and The Northern Corridor Signs a Memorandum of Cooperation to promote efficient, safe and sustainable transport and trade facilitation within their respective Member States.

Mombasa, 21 January 2026 Adv. Okandju Okonge Flory, The Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) and Dr John Deng Diar Diing the Executive Secretary of the Northern Corridor Transit and Tra…

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Conference on the Dissemination of Findings on the Transformation of the Railway Sector in Africa, a Key Step Towards Shifting Road Traffic to Rail.

The Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) has marked a significant milestone in its mandate to enhance sustainable and efficient transport systems along the Central Corridor through the dissemination of the findin…

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Central Corridor Holds 29th Ordinary Board of Directors Meeting, Reviews Progress for FY 2025/26

On 10 December 2025, the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) convened its 29th Ordinary Board of Directors Meeting, marking another important milestone in the Agency’s ongoing efforts to enhance transit transpor…

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CCTTFA Strengthens Partnership with UNIDO to Advance the Green Economic Development Corridor

November 25th, 2025, marks another important step in Central Corridor’s growing network of strategic partnerships. On the sidelines of the 21st UNIDO General Conference, the Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Fac…

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CCTTFA and French-Tanzania Chamber of Commerce Forge Strategic Partnership

On 19th November 2025, at the French Embassy in Tanzania, the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) formalized a strategic partnership with the French-Tanzania Chamber of Commerce (FTCC). The Executive Secretary o…

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Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor Advances Key Regional Initiatives During DRC Mission.

. Last week, the Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA), Adv. Flory Okandju, undertook an official mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), aimed at accelerating the implementat…

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2nd Workshop on the Transformation of the Central Corridor into a Green Economic Development Corridor (GEDC)

In Following the success of the 1st Workshop on the Transformation of the Central Corridor from a transit transport corridor into a Green Economic Development Corridor (GEDC), held from 19–20 March 2025, where the delegates representing th…

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GEDC Regional Value Chains Deep-Dive Assessment Validation Workshop

In March 2025, the Member States jointly agreed on a Vision for the Corridor’s transformation: “An integrated green corridor driving shared prosperity through industrialization and Trade Facilitation”. Member States also selected the first…

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Historic Groundbreaking of the Uvinza–Musongati Standard Gauge Railway

Musongati, Burundi – August 16, 2025 The Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) joined regional leaders and partners in celebrating a historic milestone with the Groundbreaking Ceremony f…

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CCTTFA and TAFFA Partner to Strengthen Professional Capacity in Trade Facilitation

As part of its vision to cultivate highly skilled clearing and forwarding agents across its member states, the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Tanzania Freig…

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Her Excellency, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Inaugurates Major Logistics and Railway Infrastructure Projects to Boost Trade along the Central Corridor.

Kwala Dry Port, Coast Region, Tanzania. In a landmark event marking a new era for regional trade and transport, Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, officially launched three major infrastru…

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Tanzania Launches SGR Cargo Services

The Central Corridor has reached a new milestone with the official launch of cargo transportation services on Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The new freight service, connecting Pugu Station in Dar es Salaam to Ihumwa Station in D…

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DRC and Tanzania Cement Commitment to Regional Trade with Dry Port Land Handover

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – June 2025 On the sidelines of the Central Corridor Inter-State Council of Ministers meeting held in Dar es Salaam, a landmark step toward regional trade facilitation was taken as the Democratic Republic of Congo a…

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14th Ordinary Meeting of the Inter-State Council of Ministers of the CCTTFA Held in Dar es Salaam

The 14th Ordinary Meeting of the Inter-State Council of Ministers (ICM) of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency was convened on Wednesday, 18 June 2025, in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. The high-level me…

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CCTTFA 27th Ordinary Board of Directors Meeting

The 27th Ordinary Executive Board of Directors Meeting of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) was held from 16–17 June 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The meeting brought together Permanent Secretaries and…

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PRESENCE OF CCTTFA IN FIATA – RAME MEETING IN ZANZIBAR FROM 30TH APRIL – 1ST MAY 2025

From 30th April to 1st May 2025, the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency’s Executive Secretary and his team attended the stakeholder meeting (FIATA – RAME) held in Zanzibar. The Tanzania Freight Forwarders Association or…

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CCTTFA Supports TAFFA Training Centre with Equipment to Boost Regional Capacity Building

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – April 26, 2025. The Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA), under the leadership of the Executive Secretary, proudly handed over a range of essential training resources to the Tanzania Fre…

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Strengthening Regional Air Connectivity: Air Tanzania Launches Direct Flights to Kinshasa, DRC.

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance regional integration and facilitate seamless movement across member states, Central Corridor countries continue to prioritize improvements in the aviation sector in line with the CCTTFA Agreement. On 2…

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Tanzania and DRC Strengthen Bilateral Ties with Transport Infrastructure Development Program

From April 3rd to 5th, 2025, the city of Lubumbashi witnessed a series of high-level bilateral meetings between Tanzania 🇹🇿 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 🇨🇩 to review and assess the progress of the Transport Infrastruc…

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CCTTFA Executive Secretary Participates in the 2025 Eighth Africa Business Forum, Deposits Zambia’s Instrument of Accession

CCTTFA Executive Secretary Participates in the 2025 Eighth Africa Business Forum, Deposits Zambia’s Instrument of Accession The Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) participated in the…

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Design, construction, testing, delivery and commissioning of a 500-ton freight barge and a 700 HP pusher boat

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Strategic Engagement on the Electrified Standard Gauge Railway Project in Kindu

Kindu, Maniema Province – Adv. Flory Okandju, Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor engaged extensively with the local community in a strategic orientation session on the Electrified Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. This initiat…

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Railway (SGR) linking Uvinza in Tanzania to Musongati in Burundi.

Dar es Salaam, 29 January 2025– In a momentous step towards regional connectivity and economic growth, the Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) witnessed the official signing of the con…

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Upcoming Events & Workshops

Corridor Logistics Infrastructure Financing Roundtable

Kigali, Rwanda• Public Workshop

Private developers, development banks and corridor secretariats meet to secure trade-terminal expansions.

Regional SGR Railway Interoperability Technical Workshop

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania• Public Workshop

Aligning signalling protocols and locomotive load metrics across the East African network.

Lake Victoria Water Safety and Inland Barges Summit

Mwanza, Tanzania• Public Workshop

Reviewing navigation buoy masterplans and emergency satellite communication coverage.