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Tunisia Plans Trans-Saharan Land Corridor to Open Sahel Trade Routes

by Press Room


Tunisia is developing a continental land corridor to connect its northern coast to sub-Saharan Africa, Trade and Export Development Minister Samir Abid announced Wednesday, framing the project as a strategic move to expand the country’s African economic footprint.

The corridor will originate at the Ras Jedir border crossing and extend southward through Libya to Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, and the Central African Republic.

Tunisia is coordinating the project with Libyan authorities, according to a statement…

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