Moroccan Railways receives more financial support for HSR project
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will contribute USD 101 million of financing to support the high-speed train program in Morocco […]
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Addis Ababa Light Rail to use e-ticketing system
The Addis Ababa Light Railway Transit (AALRT) will soon implement an electronic ticketing system. The Transit authority has imported 100,000 […]
Senegal purchases 15 regional trains from Alstom
APIX, on behalf of Senegal’s Ministry of Transport, awarded Alstom a contract for the supply of 15 Coradia Polyvalent trains […]
Progress Rail signs contract with Tunisian Railways
As part of an effort to improve infrastructure in North Africa and the Middle East, Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, […]
Ethiopia – Djibouti rail operator to be established
Ethiopia and Djibouti have entered an agreement on the establishment of a joint company which will manage the new line […]
FS Italiane eyes freight terminal contract in Johannesburg
FS Italiane Group is participating in a tender for the design, construction and management of a modern intermodal terminal near […]
Trans-Kalahari railway corridor to become a catalyst for the region
The governments of Botswana and Namibia have expanded the scope of the Trans-Kalahari railway line project from a dedicated coal […]
Gibela successfully handed over to PRASA the first X’Trapolis Mega
Gibela has successfully obtained the Provisional Acceptance Certificate from Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) for the first X’Trapolis […]
Kenya: rail project suspension lifted
The Court of Appeal allowed Kenya Railways (KR) and China Roads and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) to continue constructing a standard […]
Nigeria to deploy 150km/h locomotive on Abuja-Kaduna rail
The Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Edetanlaen Okhiria, says the corporation will soon deploy a 150 kilometre per […]