Mr. Tony Cotter:

Not to the standard it should be. Imports to Zambia come by road and exports go out by road. The primary exports for Zambia are copper and maize. The routes used by Zambia are east to Mozambique; and from Mozambique, south east to Durban, south to Capetown or west to Namibia. The European Union uses the EDF to improve the roads system in these African countries in order to facilitate commerce and trade. Doing this increases the attractiveness of these countries for foreign direct investment and for private sector investment. So far as the spend on infrastructural areas is concerned it can have an immeasurable impact on the development potential of these countries but may not be as directly measurable as other areas.

I was asked if all member states contribute to the EDF. The answer is "yes". All member states contribute to varying degrees to the EDF.