This session will examine how multimodal transport and transit corridors in Africa can build resilience, strengthen regional integration, facilitate trade under the AfCFTA, promote regional value chains, and support sustainable development. It will review recent developments in African transport corridors and discuss the importance of corridor governance, port–corridor ecosystems and connectivity, regulatory harmonization, digitalization, stakeholder collaboration, cross-border coordination, and strategic investment to transform transport corridors into efficient, resilient, sustainable, and competitive economic corridors that drive regional trade, value addition, and inclusive economic and sustainable development. The session will also examine how to promote cooperation among African corridors and explore opportunities to strengthen inter-corridor coordination, including, exchange of experience and good practices, joint initiatives, and collaboration.
Avelino Chimbulo is an economist witha master’s degree in African Developmentfrom the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a graduate of the Program for African Leadershipat LSE’s Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa.
He has over 14 years of experience in strategic planning, corporate strategy, and business development within the industrial and logistics sectors.
His professional experience encompasses the private oil sector, Sonangol Investimentos Industriais, and Unitel, where he held senior positions in project management and was responsible for developing strategic partnerships with private -sector organisations, governmentinstitutions, and multilateral entities.
Since July 2021, he has served as the Director of Strategy, Innovation, and Planning at ARCCLA; his responsibilities include acting as the Project Manager for the Lobito Corridor Master Plan.
Graduated as a State Engineer in Geophysics, he also obtained a Master’s degree in Business Management.
Mr. Ould Mohammedi has built a rich career as an engineer and manager, holding various positions of responsibility within Sonatrach subsidiaries, the largest company in Algeria, before serving as CEO of a company in the hydraulics sector. He was also a member of the Executive Board of the Réalisation et Grands Travaux holding for five years.
He also pursued a career as a senior civil servant, first within the Presidency of the Republic as Director, then as Inspector at the Ministry of Public Works, and finally as Director General at the Ministry of Industry.
Thanks to this extensive experience, he has become an expert in industrial strategies, industrial project management, logistics, and the leadership of multidisciplinary teams. As a business management and industrial strategy consultant, he was recently appointed Secretary General of the Trans-Saharan Road Liaison Committee.
