Most trade moves along a fewhigh-density routes: the corridors. Improving theirperformance has emerged as a necessary ingredient for growthand integration into the regional and global economy. InAfrica, this is recognized at the continental level, whereprogram for infrastructure development in Africa (PIDA) hasidentified 42 corridors that should form a core network forregional integration and global connectivity. Severaldistinctive features appear to be necessary conditions for asuccessful corridor, namely (i) a combination of public andprivate investments to improve infrastructure, (ii) aninstitutional framework to promote and facilitatecoordination, (iii) a focus on operational efficiency of thelogistics services and infrastructure, and (iv) a proveneconomic potential. Reviewing the experience of anapparently successful corridor can help one learn theoptimal mix and trade-offs among the ingredients and enablereplication of success on other corridors. The lessons fromthe Maputo corridor can help the regional economiccommunities (REC), countries, corridor users, anddevelopment partners to better focus their corridorstrategies to maximize economic growth. The present workfocuses on three aspects of its revival: corridors asenablers of trade and economic development; improvement oflogistics through investments and reforms; institutionalframework adapted according to objectives.
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