Investment opportunities are justified based on the countless transport infrastructures available in the country and the various networks.

• Road network: 152,400 Km of road
  • 7,400 km of urban roads;
  • 58,129 km of public roads;
  • 86,871 km of local interest or agricultural feeder roads.

• Railway network: 5,033 km of railway tracks, not interconnected and not having the same standards (1.067 m, 1m, and 0.6 m gauge):
  • A line linking Matadi to Kinshasa, 365km long with a 1.067m gauge;
  • A line with a more extensive network linking Zambia, Angola, and Lake Tanganyika, with Lubumbashi as the central point. This network extends over 3. 641 kilometers (858 kilometers are electrified) in Katanga, Kasaï-Occidental, Kasaï-Oriental, and Maniema.

It is 1.067 m apart :

• Katanga line: it goes from Kabalo – Kamina – Kolwezi- Likasi – Lubumbashi – Sakania – Zambia;
• Kasaï line: it connects Ilebo – Kananga – Mwene-Ditu – Kamina;
• Benguela Railway: Kamina – Dilolo – Angola (Benguela Railway);
• Kindu- Kongolo- Kabalo- Nyunzu- Kalemia Railway;
• Kindu- Kongolo- Kabalo- Kabongo- Kamina Railway;
• A line linking Kisangani to Ubundu with 1m gauge;
• A narrow-gauge line in the Uélé region (0.6m gauge);
• Bumba- Aketi- Bondo;
• Bumba- Aketi- Buta- Isiro- Wemba.

Maritime, river, and lake network: 16,238 km:

• The Banana-Matadi maritime reach (150 km);
• The middle reaches of the Congo River (Kinshasa-Kisangani): ± 1700 km, the Kasaï River and their tributaries (11,758 km); and
• The upper reaches of the Lualaba and the lakes (2,630 km).

It also includes :

• 40 river and lake ports including Kinshasa, Ilebo, Kalemie, Kisangani, Mbandaka, Ubundu and Kindu;
• 3 seaports: Matadi, Boma, and Banana;
• 24 waterways which are the main alternatives to roads and railways;
• The 106 km long Lake Kivu lake network linking Bukavu to Goma; the 1,425 km long Lake Tanganyika network linking the DRC to Zambia, Tanzania, and Burundi;
• The river network from Kindu to Ubundu (310 kilometers) and from Kongolo to Malemba-Nkulu (390 kilometers); and
• A multitude of private ports.
• Air network: approximately 270 airport facilities, including five international airports, located in the following cities: Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Kisangani, Goma, and Gbadolité.
• The Northern Corridor: transport corridor linking the port of Mombasa to the Great Lakes Region;
• The Southern Corridor: transport corridor linking the DRC, through Kasumbalesa, to Southern Africa;
• The Central Corridor: transport corridor leading to the port of Dar Es Salaam via Zambia;
• The Western Corridor: transport corridor linking the DRC to Angola.
• Corridors opening up the DRC to the outside world

Source: ANAPI, 2021.