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West Africa's trade map is being redrawn, and Ghana has placed itself at the centre of the redesign. The country is advancing plans to link its railway network with Burkina Faso while tying that system into the Volta Lake, creating a corridor capable of carrying agricultural produce, minerals and manufactured goods between the Atlantic coast and… read more
The long-anticipated Trans Kalahari Railway connecting Botswana to Namibia's strategic Walvis Bay port is moving decisively from the drawing board towards implementation, following fresh political momentum from both nations. Botswana's President Duma Boko has publicly declared that construction … read more
Madagascar's northern railway network is entering a decisive new phase, as authorities move to rescue MADARAIL from a period of sharp decline and prepare the ground for a broader modernisation of the country's freight logistics system. For the African travel and transport community, the planned rehabilitation programme represent… read more
Mauritius has once again extended the deadline for international consultancies bidding to shape the future of the island's mobility landscape, granting additional time for firms to submit proposals for its ambitious 20-Year Integrated Land Transport Masterplan. The Ministry of Land Transport, which first published the pro… read more
A quiet but consequential contest is unfolding across the heart of Africa, as two of the world's biggest economic powers manoeuvre for long-term control over the continent's most strategic railway corridors. The United States and China are locked in a discreet tug-of-war over the infrastructure that will move the raw materials u… read more
Africa's
rail infrastructure is once again in the spotlight, with new figures
for 2026 revealing which countries dominate the continent's railway
landscape. As governments across sub-Saharan Africa continue to
prioritise transport modernisation, rail networks are becoming
increasingly central to trade, tourism and regional integration.… read more
Sudan has taken an
important step towards rebuilding its transport backbone with the
reopening of a major railway corridor that had been out of operation for
four years. On 20 July 2026, Sudan's
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Saif Al-Nasr
Al-Tijani Haroun, received a railway maintenan… read more
A
fresh chapter is unfolding in East Africa's transport story, with two
of the region's biggest economies advancing their Standard
Gauge Railway (SGR) ambitions along separate but
competing paths. Kenya is pushing its modern rail line westward from
Naivasha towards Kisumu and the Malaba border with Uganda, while
Tanz… read more
Tanzania has taken a bold new
stride in its ambition to become East and Central Africa's leading
transport and trade powerhouse. On 20 July 2026, President
Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan laid the foundation stone for the
construction of the Tabora–Kigoma section of the country's
Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a… read more
The
long-anticipated revitalisation of the TAZARA
Railway has moved from paperwork to physical reality,
with construction officially beginning on two landmark facilities in Dar
es Salaam. The new Training Centre and Operations Control
Centre represent the first tangible milestones of a
sweeping moder… read more
Ghana Bets \$200m on Volta Lake and Rail Corridor to Unlock Sahel Trade Routes
Botswana and Namibia Push Trans Kalahari Railway to Break Ground Before Year-End
Madagascar Rail Rescue: MADARAIL Rehabilitation Plan Targets Freight, Ports and Investment
Mauritius Pushes Deadline for Landmark 20-Year Transport Masterplan to September
Lobito vs Tazara: The Rail Race Redrawing Africa's Trade and Tourism Map
Sudan Reopens 174km Khartoum–Wad Madani Railway After Four Years, Freight Services Resume
East Africa's Rail Race Heats Up as Kenya and Tanzania Push Rival Freight Corridors Inland
TAZARA Breaks Ground on Training Hub and Control Centre in US\$1.4 Billion Rail Overhaul
