Promoting Shared Prosperity between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo through Cross border Trade

About this project

<p>The <strong>overall objective of this action is to facilitate and scale-up cross-border trade between Rwanda and DRC to support greater regional economic integration, and ensure that SSCBTs can materially capture the benefits of enhanced trade and are not left behind.</strong></p><p>The project will achieve this by tackling challenges at the macro, meso and micro level:</p><p>1. &nbsp;At the policy/governance level, the action will contribute to improve the policy and governance framework on cross-border trade and aligning it with best regional and international frameworks and practices;</p><p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the border/service-provision level, by improving service-provision and enhancing the capacities of border officials;</p><p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the grassroots/supply-side level, by socially and economically empowering SSCBTs to better reap the benefits of their trade.</p><p>Digitalization will also be leveraged throughout all three levels as a key enabler, while informal workers, women, and youth will be specifically targeted given the distinct barriers that these groups face which prevent them from fully leveraging the potential benefits of cross-border trade. This is expected to be achieved by building on and creating synergies with the soon-to-be concluded <em>Uduma Biashara Usalama</em> project at the Ruzizi II/Bukavu PoE and the upcoming <em>ADO-CBT</em> project.</p><p>Consequently, the action will have three inter-co…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 13Climate Action
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Rwanda

Sectors

Trade facilitationRoad transport

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGR ATION

Accountable

International Organisation for Migration

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2024-PC-42628.

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