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Tag: railway
East Africa’s planned railway gets boost as four EAC states join the Kenya-Uganda project
Four East African Community (EAC) member states — Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan — have joined the joint project by ... Read More
ECOWAS risks losing US$1bn in investments due to withdrawal of its three coup-hit members
Trade between Nigeria and neighboring Niger has bounced back since the West African bloc ECOWAS lifted sanctions on the latter coup-hit country, just as the ... Read More
Guinea: Rio Tinto set to launch $20bn ‘world’s biggest mining project’ after 27-year delay
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is poised to commence a "world’s biggest” $20 billion mining project in the Republic of Guinea this year, following a ... Read More
Train traffic between Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire on hold
The train traffic ensuring the transportation of hundreds of thousands of people and tons of goods between Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso has been temporarily ... Read More
Rail sector development is key to regional integration in Africa — SARA
As the Southern African Railway Association (SARA) announced it is pushing ahead with the drafting of a regional railway master plan, Namibia State-owned freight utility ... Read More
Kenya demands renegotiation of $5bn borrowed from China
Kenya wants to renegotiate a multibillion-dollar loan from China that was used to build a major railway because though the country is up to date ... Read More
Egypt in talks with five financial institutions to finance Aswan-Toshka railway project
Egypt is negotiating with five international financial institutions funding for planned Aswan-Toshka railway project linking the Arab republic to neighboring Sudan, reports say. The European ... Read More
Egypt to buy 50 new locomotives from Siemens giant
Egypt Railway Authority is in the process of buying 50 new locomotives from German multinational conglomerate company as the most populated Arab country embarks modernizing ... Read More
Tunisia: Phosphate transportation back into service
The Tunisian ministry of transport has announced and made public on Thursday the information that the railway from the Redeyef mine has begun service since ... Read More