Funding sources have been found for a major transport corridor for East Africa. The US$1.91 billion project will improve transport connections from Lamu Port to South Sudan and Ethiopia. Funding for the project is being provided by the state-run Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). The 537km road link is called the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia (LAPSSET) transport corridor. The project will connect Lamu on the coast of Kenya, with Garissa and Isiolo, providing a through route to the landlocked nations
Funding sources have been found for a major transport corridor for East Africa. The US$1.91 billion project will improve transport connections from Lamu Port to South Sudan and Ethiopia. Funding for the project is being provided by the state-run Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). The 537km road link is called the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia (LAPSSET) transport corridor. The project will connect Lamu on the coast of Kenya, with Garissa and Isiolo, providing a through route to the landlocked nations of South Sudan and Ethiopia.
