JICA’s Corridor Development
Approach and Trade Facilitation
in West Africa
Mr.Masahiro SATO
JICA Cote d’Ivoire
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Borderless Alliance2017
10-12 May 2017 @ Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Contents
1. TICADVI and JICA’s Activities
2. JICA’s Corridor Development Approach and
Trade Facilitation in Africa
3. Findings and challenges through Trade
Facilitation Projects
4. Way forward
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1. TICADVI and JICA’s Activities
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TICADVI, August 27-28, 2016, Nairobi
Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)Multilateral Platform for the African Development Co-organized by Government of
Japan, African Union, United Nations, UNDP and World Bank 4
Nairobi Declaration
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2. JICA’s Corridor Development Approach and Trade Facilitation in Africa
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JICA’s Comprehensive Approach
for Corridor Development
Corridor
Infrastructure
Development Plan
Industrial
Development
Strategy
Social Sector Development
Strategy
Long term
Development Vision/
Strategic MP
Regional
Initiative
(RECs)
Participatory
Approach in
PlanningEnvironmental and Social
Consideration
Benefit to the
Local Community
Governance
and Human
Security
Investment
Promotion
<Planning Stage>
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JICA’s Comprehensive Approach
for Corridor Development
Corridor Infrastructure
Development Plan Industrial
Development
Social Sector
DevelopmentInfrastructure
Development
Institutional
Development
� Ports, roads,
bridges,
railways, etc.
� Energy supply
� One-Stop
Border Post
(OSBP)
� Special
Economic
Zone (SEZ)
Development
� Cross border facilitation and institutional building
� Infrastructure Operation & Management
� Private investment promotion
� Facilitation of coordination among RECs countries
� Modernization of Customs Administration
� Agriculture
� Mining
� Manufacturing
� Commerce
� Tourism, etc
� Human
Resource
Development
� Public health
� Education
� Water supply,
etc.
Technical
Cooperation
Loan
Grant
Public Private
Partnership
<Implementation Stage>
Regional Approach8
Economic Corridor Development and Strategic M/Ps
<Transport and comprehensive corridor development>1. The Northern Corridor in East Africa2. The Central Corridor in East Africa3. The Nacala Corridor in South Eastern Africa4. West Africa Growth Ring 5. Trans-Maghreb Corridor<Energy>6. Geothermal development in the Rift Valley in East Africa7. Regional power network in Southern Africa8. Natural Gas Value Chain in Northern Mozambique9. Gas Utilization around the Mtwara Port Region in Tanzania
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THE PROJECT
ON
THE CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT FOR
WEST AFRICA GROWTH RING
MASTER PLAN
(WAGRIC)
Mai 2017
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Ouagadougou
Bobo
-
Dioulasso
Bouaké
Yamoussoukro
CotonouLagos
Kumasi
Abidjan Accra
Lomé
San-Pédro Takoradi
Tema
Goals of the Project ”WAGRIC”
• Based on the JICA’s Corridor Development
approach, To seek balanced economic
development between coastal areas and
inland areas in the four countries of the Study
Areas, by utilizing development potentials of
economic sectors and by solving bottlenecks
of transport corridors.
� Study area: Ghana, Burkina Faso , Togo , Cote
d’Ivoire(4 countries)
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2. JICA’s Corridor Development Approach and Trade Facilitation in Africa
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Loan 194 billion JPY
Grant 75 billion JPY
TA 12 billion JPY
Total 281 billion JPY
Border Amount Progress
Loan/
Grant
and
TA
Namanga
（Kenya / Tanzania）
Loan 69
billion JPY
TA
Under Construction (Tanzania side). To
be Constucted (Kenya side)
Technical support through Trade
facilitation Project in East Africa
Rusumo
（Rwanda / Tanzania）
Grant 45
billion JPY
TA
Constructed in December 2014
Start Operation since 1st March, 2016
Technical support through Trade
facilitation Project in East Africa
Kazungula
（Zambia / Botswana）Loan 80
billion JPYOctober 2012 Loan Agreement
Chirundu
（Zambia / Zimbabwe）Grant 30
billion JPY
Constructed and under operation.
Facilitation of Bilateral Agreement
TA
Cinkanse
（Burkinafaso / Togo）TA
Operationalization support through
UEMOA/JICA Experts
Malaba
（Uganda / Kenya）
TA
Training custom officers and brokers
through Trade facilitation Project in
East Africa
Taveta / Holili
（Kenya / Tanzania）Lungalunga / Horohoro
（Kenya / Tanzania）Isebania / Sirari
（Kenya / Tanzania）Busia
（Uganda / Kenya）Mutukula
（Uganda / Tanzania）Nemba
（Burundi / Rwanda）Gatuna / Katuna
（Uganda / Rwanda）
Mamuno / Trans Kalahari
（Namibia / Botswana)TA
Technical Support and Capacity building
by JICA Custom Expert
Expert EAC
Expert NEPAD
One Stop Border Posts supported by JICA
Expert
UEMOA
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OSBP Source Book
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(Preparation)
� Feb.2016 : Learning & Validation Workshop@Addis-
Ababa
(Dissemination)
� Aug. 2016 : Launching of OSBP Sourcebook@TICADVI,
Nairobi
� Feb. 2017: Workshop for Southern African Region
@Johannesburg
� Mar. 2017: Workshop for Eastern African Region @
Kigali
� May. 2017(TBD): Workshop for Western African
Region@ Ouagadougou
Secretary General Dr. Mikuriya
(Left) of WCO and ex-President Dr.
Tanaka (Right) of JICA
3. Contribution for the development of “Transit Guideline”
� In order to establish more effective
transit regimes, the Transit Handbook
should be converted to “Transit
Guidelines” which have clear guiding
principles and recommended
practices for transit regimes.
� Launched WCO-JICA Joint Project on
the Development of WCO Transit
Guidelines from March 2016.
� Over 130 participants estimated to
the workshops.
� JICA contributes � to share JICA’s experiences to introduction
of OSBPs in African countries.
� to support financial cost for the
development of the guideline.
Transit Guideline
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Collaboration with JICA and WCO for TF in Africa
JICA WCOSupport for Project
Implementation
PJ Unit＠Bruxelles
Botswana etc
EAC UEMOATICAD
●Assigned Manager and
Assistant Manager
●Provinding Resources
(knowledge,
Dispatching WCO
expert)
Monitoring & Evaluation
Report & Info Sharing
●MOU of JICA and WCO
JICA’s TF Projects in AfricaImplementation
ＭａｎａｇｅｒAssistant Manager
Liaison Officer
WCO Experts
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Mali
Guinea
Sierra-Leone
Niger
Gambia
Nigeria
Benin
Guinea Bissau
Cote d’Ivoire
Ghana
Mauritania
Liberia
Senegal
Togo
Burkina Faso
：UEMOA member state
• Aug. 2012 to Oct. 2015• Advise Trade Facilitation and
Customs Modernization (Proper collection of tariff, anti-smuggling)
[Expert] UEMOA Customs Advisor
[Training] Project for Facilitation of Commerce in the UEMOA region
• Training in Japan in the domain of Customs Administration.
• The contents of Training are� Risk Management� AEO ( Authorized Economic
Operator)� Post Clearance Audit
[Grant Aid] Project for the interconnection of
customs clearance systems
• Amend the systems of Customs Clearance in Burkina Faso and Togo to facilitate interconnectivity of both systems.
• This cooperation is bypassed through UEMOA Commission.
• Advise the issues of Infrastructure Development to UEMOA
• Advise facilitation of Cinkansé OSBP (between Burkina Faso and Togo)
[Expert] Infrastructure Development Advisor to UEMOA
CINKANSEOUAGADOUGOU
Picture of the two main office Blocks at Cinkansé OSBP
Burkina Faso Togo
JICA focuses on: 1.Modernization of Customs
Administration (UEMOA Member
States)
2.Interconnectivity of Customs
Clearance System (Burkina Faso-Togo)
3. OSBP Operationalization (Cinkanse)
JICA’s focus on assisting Modernization of Customs Administration
• Proper collection of customs and tariff
Proper Revenue
• Better business environment
Trade Facilitation
• Protection from weapons, drugs and smuggling
Social Protection
Trade Facilitation Projects in West Africa
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3. Findings and Challenges through Trade
Facilitation Projects
3.Findings and Challenges through Trade
Facilitation Projects
1.Regional Context → ←National Context
2.Difference of administrative structure in each
countries(organizational structure, staff number, ICT
system, equipment ,public finance and ratio of
customs revenue etc).
3.Insufficient harmonization (concomitant) within
Regional Economic Communities(RECs)
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4. Way Forward
Thank you for your attention
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