Trilateral agreement paves way for Walvis gateway

A trilateral road transport
agreement has been signed
by Namibia, Zambia and the
Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC).
It is part of the development
of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-
Lubumbashi Development
Corridor (WBNLDC).
Under way since June 2015
and signed in April this year,
the agreement aims to develop
a strong and competitive
transport industry to ensure all
operators compete successfully
for a fair share of the
transport market between
the territories of the
member states.
The Walvis Bay Corridor Group
established an office in Zambia
in 2005 and DRC in 2012 to
develop business along the
corridor.
At the meeting where the
agreement was signed, the
technical and permanent
secretary committees of the
WBNLDC agreed to establish
a permanent secretariat by
December 2017.
The African Development
Bank is facilitating the running
of the secretariat for a period of
three years.