{"id":12353,"date":"2014-02-05T04:02:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T04:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rusumo-border-to-operate-24-hour-service\/"},"modified":"2014-02-05T04:02:09","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T04:02:09","slug":"rusumo-border-to-operate-24-hour-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rusumo-border-to-operate-24-hour-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Rusumo Border to Operate 24-hour Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{The Rwanda-Tanzania border at Rusumo will start operating 24 hours a day after the completion of a joint customs building.}}<\/p>\n

Speaking after inspecting construction work at the site, Tanzania’s deputy minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Adam Malima, said the building was scheduled to be completed in November, 2014.<\/p>\n

Currently, according to the minister, the post operates for only 16 hours.<\/p>\n

He said the government of Japan had joined Rwanda and Tanzania to co-sponsor the project undertaken by a Japanese construction firm, Daiho.<\/p>\n

Japan, according to the minister, has injected Yen 1.8 billion in both projects which will be complete by 68 per cent at the end of this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the customs building is completed in November, it will be open for services 24 hours a day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rusumo International Bridge, under construction across Kagera River will replace the old one which was built 40 years ago to link Rwanda and Tanzania.<\/p>\n

The project is expected to have a positive impact on the economic development of both nations, by enhancing regional integration and cross-border trade.<\/p>\n

The project, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency, would cover construction of the new dual carriage bridge, a two-kilometre road connecting two customs offices as well as equipping both sites with necessary tools and suitable parking space.<\/p>\n

The minister said besides the custom services, residents of Rusumo would also benefit from water and power services from a hydroelectric power plant at Rusumo Falls.<\/p>\n

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