IDA approves funding for Tanzanian rail project
The International Development Association (IDA), part of World Bank Group, approved a USD 200 million financing for the 970 km […]
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British Steel to deliver tracks for Suez Canal on rails project
British Steel has won a multi-million-pound contract to supply 9,500 tonnes of rail Egypt’s Green rail line, country’s first fully electrified mainline […]
PESA Poland delivers trains to Ghana
PESA Poland delivers trains to Ghana. Ghana’s transport sector is set for a significant upgrade as it is set to […]
China wants to fund USD 1 billion Tanzania-Zambia railway
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has unveiled a USD 1 billion plan to finance the Tanzania-Zambia railway in […]
Namibia secures AfDB loan for rail upgrade project
The African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of USD 196.43 million for a rail project in Namibia to […]
China and its strategies in Kenya. When rail brings debt, not development
There is no doubt that since its invention, railways have played an important role in the economic development of […]
Thales upgrades signalling on 115 km line in Egypt
Thales and Orascom Construction have signed a new contract in Egypt with the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to upgrade the […]
Alstom builds a new rail plant in Morocco
Alstom announced it will invest USD 16.67 million (160 million dirhams) to construct a second rail plant in Morocco, which […]
Škoda wins EUR 1 billion maintenance contract in Egypt
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) and Škoda Group signed a contract for the maintenance of a 250 electro-diesel locomotive fleet at […]
ONCF-DB agreement for Morocco rail development
An ONCF-DB partnership agreement has been signed in Berlin to strengthen cooperation between the two railway companies for the development […]