Tema Port-Ougadougou railway PPP project

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The project involves the construction and operation of 549km railway line linking Tema Port, in the south-east of Ghana, to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The railway will pass through Akosombo, Ho, Hohoe, Yendi, Tamale and Paga in Ghana, and Dakola and Po in Burkina Faso, running alongside national highway number 5.It will be developed on a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis.The Republic of Ghana and Burkina Faso are two countries in West Africa sharing a continuous international land border of about 549 kilometers. The two countries, members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), represent one of the most dynamic economies of the sub-region with a growth rate estimated at 8.4% for Burkina and 8.7% for Ghana in 2017.In line with ECOWAS policy and Railway Master Plan emphasizing the need for rail interconnectivity among sister ECOWAS countries, the two countries have agreed to seek technical and financial partners for the construction and operation of a railway system between the two countries on a PPP basis.The objective of the projectis to improve the transport and logistics chain on the rail corridor towards accelerating economic growth and development of both countries, is expected to be fully funded through a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.