The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted a loan of two million units of account to finance the study of feasibility of extending the existing railway line between Cameroon and Chad republics, both of which are already linked by road.
The related agreement was signed by the government of Cameroon and Chad and AfDB. The study is planned to be concluded in about 36 months.
The railway line, in particular, will be extended from Ngaoundéré or N’Gaoundéré, the capital of the Adamawa Region in Cameroon, to N’Djamena, the capital and the largest city of Chad.
Identified as one of the projects of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Regional Transport Infrastructure Development Program, this line, which has an integrative status, will complete the multimodal transport link between the two central African countries.
On the Cameroon side, the project is a bearer of hope for the populations of North, Adamaoua and Far-North regions as it will open up the territories in the country.