Tunisia-Algeria railway line to be operational starting May 2017
Yassine Djaballah, director general of the Algerian National Railway Company (SNTF), said that the Tunisian National Railways (SNCFT) has succeeded […]
Africa Leads
Construction launched for Tanzania SGR
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli officially launched the construction of the country’s first Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line. Under the first […]
Transnet unveils the first Trans-Africa locomotive
The President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has unveiled the first locomotive designed, engineered and manufactured in Africa, the Trans-Africa […]
Mauritius’s light rail to start commercial service in 2021
Preparatory work started on a light rail line in Mauritius and they are prognosed to last for three months. The […]
Nigeria to get USD 6.1 billion for important rail projects
The federal government of Nigeria has concluded plans to borrow USD 6.1 billion from the Chinese Export-Import (Exim) Bank in […]
China Railway Group to open subsidiary in Tunisia
China Railway Group will open an office in Tunisia. The announcement was made by Zied Laâdhari, the Tunisian Minister of […]
Zambia to launch construction on east-north rail link
This May, Zambia’s Government will launch the construction works of Chipata-Petauke- Serenje railway, a USD 2.3 billion project, the country’s […]
Kenya Railways receives new locomotives
Kenya Railways has received another batch of locomotives and rolling stock that will be deployed on the Standard Gauge Railway […]
Mombasa – Nairobi passenger train test completed
The first of the newly acquired Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) trains successfully completed its test trip on Mombasa – Nairobi […]
Alexandria tram, in Egypt, to receive EUR 100 million financing
Egypt will obtain EUR 100 million financing from the French Development Agency (AFD) in order to upgrade the Alexandria’s al […]