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Cameroon entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Bestway Finance Ltd and Austsino Resources Group Ltd in 2021, to build a 540 km railway line connecting the iron ore site at Mbalam to the multimodal ore port at Kribi. The port, with a capacity of over 100 million tonnes per year, is currently under construction. The project will e… read more
The African development bank has published the final Environmental And Social Impact Assessment Report Phase 1 Kranzberg Station To Otjiwarongo Station – as part of the Namibia Transport Infrastructure Improvement Phase II programme.
In essence, the primary focus of the project is to enhance the line’s capacity to accommodate 20 ton… read more
Phase 1 of The Nairobi Railway City, a transformative project to redevelop the Nairobi Central Railway station and surrounding areas into a Multi-Modal, Transit Oriented, Urban Development, has begun with early works construction by Kenya Railways. On December 7, 2022, H.E Hon William Samoei Ruto led the groundbreaking ceremony at the Nairobi Ce… read more
The Lagos State Government has begun testing the Blue Line Train, which runs from Marina Station to Mile 2 Train Station. The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LMRT) is an ambitious urban rail project designed to revolutionize transportation in the state, and it is an offshoot of the Lagos Strategic Transport Master Plan, which seeks… read more
The twice-daily connection between Ukraine and Romania has reopened. Back in August 2022, amid the Russian aggression and invasion in Ukraine, railway workers rebuild twenty kilometers of new track, which was closed for seventeen years. Ukraine waited another four months for Romania to complete their part.
The new network was build between… read more
Due to the escalation of operating costs and the continuous reduction in the exchange value of the currencies both in Tanzania and Zambia over the years, it has been deemed imperative to adjust the passenger train fares upwards.
Therefore, the base fares for the Express and Ordinary Passenger Trains have been adjusted upwards… read more
Egypt’s national railway company ENR has started this week the commercial operation of the Intercity trains built by Talgo in Spain. The first services connect the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and the city of Alexandria. This milestone confirms the satisfactory progress of the project for the supply of six units and their maintenance f… read more
There is a need to create efficiencies in the railways by investing more in the sub-sector, to move cargo away from the roads and to reduce the cost of products, says TAZARA Managing Director and CEO, Eng. Bruno Ching’andu.
Speaking in an interview with a Spanish Film-Maker, Godacima Sl Film Production, in Dar es Salaam, Eng. Ching’… read more
Zambia is searching for investors to help fund a series of planned greenfield rail projects to boost connections to existing lines in Southern Africa.
Speaking at the 2022 Southern African Railways Association (SARA) conference in Johannesburg, Zambian transport and logistics minister Frank Tayali said the government was working on a compr… read more
Construction of the Nairobi Railway City is set to commence following the groundbreaking of the project by H.E Hon William Samoei Ruto on Wednesday December 8, 2022 at the Nairobi Central Railway station.
The Nairobi Railway City is an iconic multi-modal urban development situated within 425 acres between Haile Sellasie Avenue, Uhur… read more
North Congo-Ntam-Port Of Kribi Railway Line Construction Project
Namibia upgrade of railway line from Kransberg to Otijwarongo station
Kenya Railways commences early works of the Nairobi Railway City
Lagos commences test run Of the Blue Line Train
Ukrainian Railways relaunches Ukraine-Romania railway connection
TAZARA to adjust fares
Talgo Intercity Trains start operations in Egypt
Zambia courts investors for Greenfield Rail Projects
Nairobi Railway City Project breaks ground
