Nigeria awards China a contract for Abuja mass transit railway
The Nigerian Government has awarded a USD 1.79 billion contract to China Civil Engineering Construction Corp (CCECC) for the second […]
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World Bank extends USD 780 million loan for Tanzanian Railways
The World Bank has recently extended loans amounting to USD S780 million to be used for several new public infrastructure […]
Ethiopia to open its first cross-border railway link in May
Ethiopia will operate its first cross-border railway network in May 2017 and this railway links Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to […]
Rwanda postpones until 2030 the construction of new rail infrastructure
The railway line in Rwanda will delay until 2030 – East African Legislative assembly members meeting in Kigali have said. […]
Morocco’s ONCF receives loan to improve high speed rail stations
The Islamic Finance Bank has just granted the Moroccan National Railways (ONCF) a loan of 1.23 billion dirhams (USD 101.5 […]
Egypt to invest EUR 14 billion in rail infrastructure
Egypt’s Minister of Transport, Hesham Arafat, said the country is targeting up to EUR 14.4 billion investment in new rail […]
First phase of Grand-Tunis Rapid Rail Network receives EUR 50 million
The French Development Agency (AFD) confirms its role as Tunisia’s benchmark partner in the urban mobility sector, which is one […]
Feasibility Study submitted for Gautrain network expansion
The Gautrain Management Agency has completed and submitted a feasibility study on the extension of the Gautrain rail network. The […]
Algeria builds rail links between industrial units and buys new rolling stock
A rail freight transport program serving the various industrial units in Eastern Algeria has been tied up to accompany the […]
ArcelorMittal South Africa is shifting goods from road to railway transport
ArcelorMittal South Africa officialy opened the Isando Distribution Centre, marking the company’s shifting goods from road transport to railway. Within […]