Introducing AHACTI
African High Authority for Continental Transportation Infrastructure
The African High Authority for Continental Transportation Infrastructure (AHACTI) is a treaty-based mechanism under development by Third Path Africa to unify Africa’s transport systems, designed to unify Africa’s transport systems, unlock sovereign delivery capacity, and anchor the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in physical reality. Conceived as a continental institution, AHACTI will coordinate, finance, and harmonize the development of nine multimodal corridors that span 26 countries, linking regional economic communities (RECs) and transforming fragmented infrastructure into a unified backbone of African integration.
AHACTI is not merely a technical blueprint — it is a political and economic instrument of sovereignty. By establishing interoperable standards, sovereign corridor financing, and treaty-level coordination, AHACTI positions transport infrastructure as the foundation of Africa’s industrialization, trade facilitation, and people-centered development.
The Nine Continental Corridors
Projected Impact by 2035
• $450 billion in trade expansion
• 10–15 million direct and indirect jobs
• Harmonized transport standards across RECs
• Sovereign corridor financing mechanisms
• Treaty-based coordination for infrastructure delivery
• Enhanced AfCFTA implementation and Agenda 2063 acceleration
Strategic Positioning
AHACTI is designed to serve as the delivery arm of AfCFTA, translating trade protocols into physical connectivity. It complements existing AU frameworks while filling the institutional gap between vision and execution. By anchoring infrastructure in sovereignty, AHACTI ensures that Africa’s roads, rails, ports, and digital backbones serve African priorities — not external extraction.