Transaid will work closely with the Central Corridor Trade and Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) and other stakeholders to promote cooperation between the road transport operators and the public authorities along this key trade route.

The programme aims at enhancing road safety along this vital trade corridor by improving the professional qualifications of truck drivers as well as identifying and promoting the dissemination of good road safety practices.

In addition, the programme will look at minimising road hazards at the border crossings between Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. 

Gary Forster, Transaid chief executive said: 'We are delighted to have been awarded this contract and look forward to working with our partners, and the Central Corridor Trade and Transport Facilitation Agency, to address this most important issue. This project represents everything which Transaid stands for: increasing the capacity of the transport and logistics sector to operate effectively, efficiently and safely.'

The Central Corridor's road safety programme forms part of the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) which supports, among its other objectives, the identification and prioritisation of interventions that would help reduce trade costs along key corridors in Sub-Saharan Africa.