South Africa: Gibela starts construction of new train manufacturing site
Alstom’s South African joint venture company Gibela has started the construction of its new manufacturing site to build 580 suburban […]
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TCDD – Yapı Merkezi consortium eyes Ethiopian rail project
A consortium of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and Yapı Merkezi bid for a 751,7 km Addis – Ababa (Ethiopia) – […]
Japan looks at Africa port and infrastructure investments
Japan is planning to increase involvement in infrastructure projects in Africa as it looks to strengthen its presence in what […]
Kenyan Railways upgrades infrastructure
Kenya Railways Corporation has announced a two-year plan to upgrade its Nairobi infrastructure at a cost of USD 49 million […]
Tanzanian standard gauge line could be financed through PPP
Finance and Planning Minister, Philipo Mpango, told parliament that Tanzania cannot afford to finance the project using its own funds. […]
City of Setif orders 26 Citadis tram kits
Alstom is to supply 26 Citadis tram kits to Cital, a joint-venture composed of Alstom, EMA (Entreprise Métro d’Alger) and […]
Kenya to electrify Mombasa – Nairobi – Malaba railway line
Ministers from Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan, who met in Kampala to discuss implementation of projects under the Northern Corridor […]
South Africa: tenders could be declared invalid
Prasa, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, has asked the High Court to declare two contracts awarded to the […]
Egypt tenders railway management and operation services
Egypt Transport Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Ibrahim announced that the Ministry formed a committee to set the bid requirements and specifications […]
Nigerian rail projects to be funded by China-Exim Bank
The China-Exim Bank (The Export-Import Bank of China) has agreed to finance Nigeria’s railway projects linking Lagos to Kano and […]