Northern Corridor
Port of Mombasa → Kenya → Uganda → Rwanda → eastern DRC.
The Great Lakes Corridor Network
Great Lakes Corridors
Port → corridor → infrastructure → capital → market → value chain.
The Great Lakes Corridor Network
Port → corridor → infrastructure → capital → market
Six countries, two gateway ports and a network of rail, road and lake routes. GLCF puts the people who plan, finance and operate these links in one room.
Corridor view
Six countries. Two gateway ports.
Select a country or port on the map to see how it connects to corridors, rail, road and lake routes.
- Primary corridor route
- Feeder / secondary route
- Lake transport link
- Gateway port
Schematic representation for illustrative purposes — not to geographic scale.
Central Corridor
Port of Dar es Salaam → Tanzania (road, rail and the SGR Central Line) → Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and DRC.
Lake links
Lake Victoria, Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika connect ports, borders and inland markets.
Miundombinu
The physical backbone of regional trade
Corridors work when rail, road, lake, border and logistics infrastructure work together.
Rail
Standard-gauge and regional rail linking ports to inland markets.
Roads
The trunk roads that carry most regional freight today.
Lake transport
Lake Victoria, Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika as connecting waterways.
Border posts
Crossing points where facilitation determines time and cost.
Logistics hubs
Dry ports, terminals and warehousing along the corridors.
Markets
Regional and international markets at the end of the chain.
Ports et logistique
Gateways to global markets
Ports on the Indian Ocean and on the Great Lakes connect the region to trade — and depend on the inland corridors, border posts and logistics operators behind them.
- Gateway ports on the Indian Ocean
- Lake ports and inland waterways
- Truck, rail and lake logistics operators
- Border facilitation and corridor governance
Chaînes de valeur régionales
From national visions to regional value chains
Corridors matter most when they connect production to markets and turn raw materials, goods and services into shared regional value.
Mining value chains
Moving minerals from mine to port — and adding value along the way.
Industrial development
Manufacturing and processing anchored on corridor access.
Biashara
Importers, exporters and traders connected across borders.
Energy
Energy projects that power corridors and industry.
Usafirishaji
Reliable, efficient and resilient movement of goods.
Kuwa sehemu ya GLCF 2026
Kutoka Dira za Kitaifa hadi Minyororo ya Thamani ya Kikanda — 4–5 Desemba 2026, Saba Saba Grounds, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania