Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

Strategic crude oil pipeline ~820-850 km from South Sudan and Kenya Lokichar Basin to Lamu deep-water port. REGRESSION from S3A to S1 due to geopolitical factors and commercial uncertainties. Managed by LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority. Initial capacity 250,000-300,000 bpd.

Interconnects Kenya and neighbouring countries — Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania — through strategically placed submarine fiber Points-of-Presence (PoPs) and a high-capacity Smart Hub Data Centre in Mombasa. The project reduces international routing dependency, improves intra-African data sovereignty, and enables secure digital corridors. It connects to the TEAMS and other submarine cables landing in Mombasa. Design throughput of 12 Tbps. 400 Gbps connectivity to TEAMS marine fiber. ESG studies completed. Suitable for PPP investment with strong coordination through EAC and IGAD. Serves an estimated 285 million potential users across East Africa.

Strategic crude oil pipeline ~820-850 km from South Sudan and Kenya Lokichar Basin to Lamu deep-water port. REGRESSION from S3A to S1 due to geopolitical factors and commercial uncertainties. Managed by LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority. Initial capacity 250,000-300,000 bpd.

Construction of a 957 km high-capacity optic fiber cable (OFC) connecting Eldoret (Kenya) to Juba (South Sudan) via the Nadapal border town. The Kenyan segment (approximately 700 km) is complete and operational. The South Sudan segment has faced prolonged delays due to security concerns, institutional capacity constraints, and financing gaps. The project will bring fiber optic broadband to South Sudan for the first time, significantly reducing ICT service costs and connecting the country to global internet routes. Supports South Sudan digital inclusion, e-government, and economic diversification objectives. Aligned with the IGAD and EAC digital corridor agenda.

Project to interconnect Kenya and neighboring countries through submarine fiber points of presence and regional data centers. Project suitable for PPP investment with strong coordination through EAC.

Additionally, the project interconnects Kenya's terrestrial fiber backbone with neighboring countries - Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania - through strategically placed Points-of-Presence and a high-capacity Smart Hub Data Centre in Mombasa. It is a flagship initiative to reduce international routing dependency, improve intra-African data sovereignty, and enable secure digital corridors. It aligns with AU Agenda 2063 Pillar 2 (Integrated Continent) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure).

Construction of the 957 km high-capacity optic fiber cable (OFC) to interconnect Eldoret (Kenya) to Juba (South Sudan) through the Nadapal border town. Limited progress with Kenyan segment completed but South Sudan segment faces challenges.

<p>LAPSSET Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) is the fourth key component of the corridor. It will start from Lamu to lsiolo and then branches at lsiolo to South Sudan and lsiolo to Ethiopia while another section will run from Nairobi to lsiolo, and the latter would bridge LAPSSET corridor and Northern corridor. The costs for construction of LAPSSET Corridor Railway and procurement of rolling stocks are estimated at approximately US$ 7,100 million comprising of  civil works US$ 3,480 million, tracks US$ 1,200 million, rolling stock US$ 1,220 million, signal and telecom US$ 520 million, buildings and other infrastructure USD$ 300 million.. The railway has overall ElRR of 15.6% for all sections combined and is above the threshold of 12% thus feasible.</p>

<p>Feasibility study and preliminary engineering designs of LAPSSET Standard Gauge Railway were completed. So far, bilateral agreements were signed between Kenya and Ethiopia and South Sudan in respect to this railway development. Ethiopia is currently undertaking the development of its side Moyale-Addis Ababa in three different stages.</p>

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<li>Construction of Addis Ababa-Modjo section of about 120 km part of the Addis-Djibouti railway is complete</li>
<li>Pre-Feasibility study has been completed for Modjo-Hawassa-Moyale section, and funding being sought to undertake feasibility and preliminary design. </li>
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<p>New construction of 128.3 km from Rihaid El Birdi in Sudan to Om Dafug on the Republic of Central Africa boarder.</p>

<p>Fibre Cable (OFC) from Eldoret(Kenya) to Juba (South Sudan) through the Nadapal border town. Laying of the new Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade and Development Facilitation Program (EARTTDFP) FON (main cable</p>