Africa: Sitarail to launch rehabilitation works of Ouagadougou-Abidjan line
African rail transport company Sitarail intends to launch the rehabilitation works for Ouagadougou-Abidjan rail line this May, the Ministry of […]
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China Railway Construction wins USD 5.5 billion contracts in Africa
Two big construction orders in Africa totalling nearly 5.5 billion U.S. dollars have been signed by China’ largest railway constructor, […]
AIIB to have new 7 founding members
Sweden, Israel, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Portugal and Poland have been approved as prospective founding members of the Asian Infrastructure […]
Congo National Railways receives CNR locomotives
China Northern Rail (CNR), delivered 18 six-axle CKD8C1 diesel-electric locomotives to Democratic Republic of Congo National Railways (SNCC). The 1067mm-gauge […]
Nigeria – Benin rail line to be finalised next year
Nigeria and Benin signed the deal to finalise the construction railway linking Niamey with the port of Cotonou (Benin). The […]
Transnet to transform new port into a container hub
Transnet envisages the new port of Ngqura north of Port Elizabeth developing into a container transshipment hub serving partners in […]
Sudan to revive railway transport
Sudan president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has pledged to restore the national railway network following decades of negligence and mismanagement, Sudan […]
Kapsch and Algerian Railways SNTF to sign contract for a joint venture
Kapsch CarrierCom and the Algerian railways operator SNTF (Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires) signed a contract on the joint venture […]
Transnet and CSR manufactured 95 electric locomotives
South African rail operator Transnet and China South Rail (CSR) have completed the construction of the first batch of 95 […]