First two new Citadis trams arrived in Rabat
The Rabat Salé Tramway Company (STRS), Morocco, has received the first two of the 22 Alstom Citadis trams ordered in […]
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Constantine opens the first section of tram extension
The city of Constantine, in northeastern Algeria, has inaugurated the first phase of the 10.3-km tram extension which will link […]
WB funding for bauxite and rail project in Guinea
IFC and MIGA, members of the World Bank Group, announced the provision of a USD 460 million loan to Guinea […]
Bombardier-led consortium to build Cairo monorail system
Bombardier Transportation, in consortium with two Egyptian companies, Orascom Construction and the Arab Contractors, was named the preferred bidder for […]
China to build Guinea’s first modern railway line
On April 24, the Winning International Group and MB-Winning Consortium Railway Company signed with China Railway 18th Bureau Group and […]
Nigeria to launch passenger transport on Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri line
The Government of Nigeria announced that full commercial passenger operations will start on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri line, after three months of […]
Mauritius light rail to be operational by September 2019
The construction works of Phase I of the project which is the route from Rose Hill to Port Louis has […]
African countries join Luxembourg Rail Protocol
Some African states signed and ratified the Luxembourg Rail Protocol considered a game changer as it would give private lenders […]
Presidential ceremony for PRASA new trains
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, unveiled, at Cape Town station, the X’Trapolis Mega trains manufactured by Alstom-led Gibela […]
Intelligent signaling installed at three more PRASA’s stations
Siemens Mobility and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) have successfully installed and operationalized a new signaling system […]