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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Mr Matia Kasaija, presented to Parliament the Budget for the Financial Year 2024/2025. This budget, approved by Parliament, highlights significant achievements and future plans concerning railway transport in Uganda.
Achievements in the Previous Financial Year
Acquisi… read more
Passenger services on the 201·8 km electrified standard gauge railway from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro were formally launched on June 14. President Samia Suluhu Hassan paid the fares for the 1 400 passengers on the first trip.
The journey time is less than 2 h. Services are to be extended to the capital city Dodoma by July 25, … read more
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced that passenger trains are set to continue to operate within the respective regions between Dar es Salaam and … read more
Dr Helvi Petrus from the Transportation Commission of Namibia presented on both Namibia’s internal and cross-border regional rail network at the African Union Commission (AUC)’s Department of Infrastructure and Energy (IED) Continental Workshop. The event, which focused on the implementation of the Africa Integrated Railways Networ… read more
Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere du Congo (CHIC) has announced
the grand opening of Novotel Lubumbashi, the second Novotel hotel in … read more
The Democratic Republic of Congo has a new Minister of Tourism in Didier M’Pambia, a businessman as well as marketing, public relations, events and PR expert.
President Felix Tshisekedi named Didier M’Pambia as part of the new cabinet to begin his second term mandate. M’Pambia replaces Didier Mazenga Mukanzu who replaced Modero… read more
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced the suspension of passenger train operations between Tanzania and … read more
Eng. Achieng’ Akun Beatrice, Railway Expert at EAC and Eng. Godfrey A.
Enzama, Head of Transport & Works and Acting Director of
Infrastructure at EAC, recently represented the East African Community
(EAC) at the African Union Commission (AUC)’s Department of
Infrastructure and Energy (IED) Continental Workshop on the
Implementation… read more
East Africa is the fastest growing region, West Africa to pick up, and Southern Africa to record a slight increase in growth; The Report proposes bold reforms of the global financial architecture, a stronger African voice in MDBs.
African economies remain resilient, despite challenges that are testing economies worldwide. According … read more
This article was first published by the International Finance Corporation.
Moroccan investment in Africa has risen sharply over the past two decades, laying the groundwork for increased trans-regional commerce.
In 2020, Morocco’s third-largest bank, BMCE, decided to change its name to Bank of Africa, matchin… read more