Nairobi-Mombasa freight services begin
On 1st January, the first commercial cargo train arrived in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, at the modern inland container depot which […]
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Services begin on Ethiopia – Djibouti rail line
On January 1st, the 756-km standard-gauge rail line linking Ethiopia to Djibouti officially started commercial operations. The new rail link […]
African Development Bank supports Namibian rail projects
To help speed up travel and transportation in Namibia, the Board of the African Development Bank has approved a loan […]
EBRD finances Tunisian railway modernisation
The EBRD is providing SNCFT, Tunisia’s national railway company, a EUR 160 million loan for the upgrade and renovation of […]
Dynamic tests on Algeria’s Coradia trains begin
Alstom began its first dynamic tests at the Velim railway test centre in the Czech Republic for the first of […]
EIB provides loan for Casablanca second tram line
Casablanca Transports en Site Aménagé SA (Casa Transports) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a EUR 60 million finance […]
The first Traxx locomotive Africa handed over
On December 7, Bombardier and the Transnet have celebrated the handover and acceptance of the first of 240 Bombardier Traxx […]
Bombardier to upgrade Casablanca – Tanger-Med Line
Bombardier Transportation has reached a significant milestone in its rail modernisation projects with the Moroccan State Railway, ONCF. After almost […]
Egypt signs signalling contract on Alexandria–Cairo–Aswan line
Egypt National Railways (ENR) awarded Thales a 3-year contract for the modernisation of the signalling and telecommunications systems and all […]
EIB finances Tunis train acquisition
Tunisia’s Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, Zied Ladhari, and Flavia Palanza, the EIB’s Director of Operations in Neighbouring […]