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# [COMOROS] African Development Fund Unlocks $135 Million to Modernise the Archipelago's Three Ports
- URL: https://businessoi.media/en/comores-le-fad-debloque-135-millions-de-dollars-pour-moderniser-les-trois-ports-de-larchipel-en/
- Published: 2026-08-04T02:47:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-04T02:47:59.000Z
- Description: The African Development Fund grants $135 million to the Comoros to modernise the ports of Moroni (240 m), Boingoma (136 m) and Mutsamudu, establishing an unprecedented regional maritime corridor in the Indian Ocean.
- Author: Emmanuel TAOCHY
- Tags: Comores, Investissement, Revue matinale, #en

The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted the Union of the Comoros $135 million to modernise port infrastructure across all three islands of the archipelago and develop a regional maritime corridor. It stands as one of the largest investments ever directed at this small island state, arriving at a moment when the Comoros is actively seeking deeper economic integration in the Indian Ocean.

## One Quay per Island, One Corridor

The Maritime Corridor Development and Regional Trade Facilitation Project (PACMFCR) plans simultaneous works on all three main islands. In Moroni, the capital of Grande Comore, a new 240-metre quay will be built to accommodate larger vessels. In Boingoma (Mohéli), a 136-metre quay will open up the archipelago's least populated and most isolated island to maritime trade. The port of Mutsamudu on Anjouan island will also benefit from modernisation works included in the project.

The financing consists of $133 million from the ADF as a grant and $2 million from the Transition Support Facility, also in grant form. This debt-free structure is particularly significant for an archipelago operating with limited fiscal headroom.

## Fisheries, Agriculture and Women's Empowerment

The project extends well beyond quay construction. Ten shops equipped with solar-powered cold rooms will be built in port areas, with direct support for women's cooperatives active in fish and agricultural processing. For the fisheries sector — one of the Comoros' primary export drivers — creating refrigerated storage capacity directly at ports could transform the value chain: fewer post-catch losses, improved export quality and access to high-value regional markets such as Réunion and Mauritius.

## Why It Matters

The Comoros relies structurally on imports due to high inter-island transport costs and inadequate regional connections. By modernising all three island ports simultaneously, the PACMFCR aims to reverse this dynamic: reducing domestic transport costs, developing local value chains and connecting the Comoros to Indian Ocean trade flows. For the IOC region as a whole, this project sends a clear signal: small island states are not dead ends but emerging maritime pivots.