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Traxtion Welcomes First Shipment of Locomotives for South African Service

Traxtion Welcomes First Shipment of Locomotives for South African Service

07 August 2026
SADC, South Africa
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
4 min
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Signing of the First Mining Agreement of Nimba Mining Company (NMC SA), a Company 100% Owned by the Guinean State

Signing of the First Mining Agreement of Nimba Mining Company (NMC SA), a Company 100% Owned by the Guinean State

07 August 2026
West Africa, Guinea
Policy & Legislation
2 min
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Kinshasa–Brazzaville Road-Rail Bridge Advances

07 August 2026
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Policy & Legislation
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Rail Cannot Be Rebuilt by Paperwork

Rail Cannot Be Rebuilt by Paperwork

07 August 2026
SADC, South Africa
4 min
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SimFer Advances the Simandou Project at Pace, Reaching New Operational Milestones

SimFer Advances the Simandou Project at Pace, Reaching New Operational Milestones

07 August 2026
West Africa, Guinea
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Compagnie du TransGuinéen Marks Four Years of Progress on the Simandou Corridor

Compagnie du TransGuinéen Marks Four Years of Progress on the Simandou Corridor

07 August 2026
West Africa, Guinea
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Agreement with Tanzania Railways Corporation and ITS Engineering for New Railway Projects and Infrastructure Development

Agreement with Tanzania Railways Corporation and ITS Engineering for New Railway Projects and Infrastructure Development

07 August 2026
East Africa, Tanzania
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
3 min
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African Development Bank Group Approves US$255 Million Loan and US$10 Million Grant to Support Zambia’s Participation in the Lobito Corridor Development Initiative

07 August 2026
SADC, Zambia
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Skills Development & Labour
Transport Infrastructure
3 min
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Building the Future of Rail Starts with Women

Building the Future of Rail Starts with Women

07 August 2026
SADC, South Africa
Skills Development & Labour
3 min
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Eswatini Railways and RSR Strengthen Regional Safety Cooperation

06 August 2026
SADC, Swaziland / Eswatini
Safety & Security
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Kinshasa–Brazzaville Road-Rail Bridge Advances

06 August 2026
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Policy & Legislation
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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European Lightweighting Network Opens R&D Call for Lighter, More Sustainable Materials

European Lightweighting Network Opens R&D Call for Lighter, More Sustainable Materials

06 August 2026
SADC, South Africa
Finance & Investment
3 min
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RSR and UJ Join Forces to Build a Stronger Safety Culture for South Africa’s Railways

RSR and UJ Join Forces to Build a Stronger Safety Culture for South Africa’s Railways

06 August 2026
SADC, South Africa
Skills Development & Labour
3 min
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Nairobi County Executive Approves Phase I of the Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System

Nairobi County Executive Approves Phase I of the Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System

31 July 2026
East Africa, Kenya
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Kaleido Logistics and TransNamib Launch Walvis Bay–Karibib Rail Corridor to Boost Namibia’s Freight Capacity

Kaleido Logistics and TransNamib Launch Walvis Bay–Karibib Rail Corridor to Boost Namibia’s Freight Capacity

31 July 2026
SADC, Namibia
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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AfDB Appraises Lagos Green Line Project

31 July 2026
West Africa, Niger
Finance & Investment
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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TMA Strengthens DRC Leadership to Accelerate Critical Minerals and Border Trade Programmes

TMA Strengthens DRC Leadership to Accelerate Critical Minerals and Border Trade Programmes

31 July 2026
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Khartoum–Wad Madani Railway Line Reopens Following Rehabilitation

31 July 2026
North Africa, Sudan
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Competition Tribunal Approves SII Rail Investments’ Acquisition of Traxtion

30 July 2026
SADC, South Africa
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
1 min
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DRC Cabinet Approves Mota-Engil PPP for Dilolo–Kolwezi–Lubumbashi–Sakania Railway Line

30 July 2026
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Pit-to-Port
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Zeromec and Premnath Rail Sign Railway Maintenance Partnership

Zeromec and Premnath Rail Sign Railway Maintenance Partnership

29 July 2026
SADC, South Africa
Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment
2 min
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Proparco, IFC and SETRAG Sign a €312 Million Financing Agreement to Modernise the Trans-Gabon Railway

Proparco, IFC and SETRAG Sign a €312 Million Financing Agreement to Modernise the Trans-Gabon Railway

29 July 2026
Central Africa, Gabon
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
4 min
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Kenya Reports 70% Earthworks Completion on Voi–Taveta MGR Rehabilitation

Kenya Reports 70% Earthworks Completion on Voi–Taveta MGR Rehabilitation

29 July 2026
East Africa, Tanzania
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Bulkstream Commissions SGR Edible Oil Loading Station in Kenya

29 July 2026
East Africa, Kenya
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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SSF International Awarded Railway Project in Egypt

29 July 2026
North Africa, Egypt
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Uganda’s Kampala–Malaba Railway Rehabilitation Procurement Delays

29 July 2026
East Africa
1 min
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Fatal Mukono Train–Bus Collision Prompts Railway Crossing Safety Probe

29 July 2026
East Africa, Uganda
Safety & Security
1 min
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Uganda Railways Corporation Faces Scrutiny over Missing Wagons

29 July 2026
East Africa, Uganda
Finance & Investment
Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment
2 min
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RSR and SACAA Formalise Cross-Modal Safety Cooperation

RSR and SACAA Formalise Cross-Modal Safety Cooperation

29 July 2026
SADC, South Africa
Safety & Security
Signalling & Communications
2 min
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International Tender Opens Under Uganda’s Kampala–Malaba Railway Project

27 July 2026
East Africa, Uganda
1 min
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Draft Integrated Plan Puts Rail at the Centre of Gauteng’s Future Transport Network

Draft Integrated Plan Puts Rail at the Centre of Gauteng’s Future Transport Network

27 July 2026
SADC, South Africa
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
4 min
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AfDB Seeks Consultants for First Phase of Tunisia’s Sfax Metro Line T1

27 July 2026
North Africa, Tunisia
Finance & Investment
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Uganda Railways Seeks Consultant for Proposed Railway Training Institute

27 July 2026
East Africa, Uganda
Skills Development & Labour
1 min
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Namibia to Host Walvis Bay–Ndola–Lubumbashi Development Corridor Headquarters

27 July 2026
SADC, Zambia
Freight & Logistics
Policy & Legislation
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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AUDA-NEPAD Launches First Continental Programme Dedicated to Africa’s Island Economies

AUDA-NEPAD Launches First Continental Programme Dedicated to Africa’s Island Economies

27 July 2026
West Africa, Guinea-Bissau
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Skills Development & Labour
Transport Infrastructure
3 min
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First Shipment Moves Through BBR’s New US$1.5 Million West Nicholson Siding

First Shipment Moves Through BBR’s New US$1.5 Million West Nicholson Siding

27 July 2026
SADC, Zimbabwe
Freight & Logistics
Pit-to-Port
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Silvergill Serves as Lead Strategic Logistics Partner for Zimbabwe Lithium Rail Export Route to Maputo

27 July 2026
SADC, Zimbabwe
Freight & Logistics
Pit-to-Port
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Cape Town Port Concession Requires Clarity, Says Exporters' Body

Cape Town Port Concession Requires Clarity, Says Exporters' Body

27 July 2026
SADC, South Africa
Finance & Investment
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Senegal Secures €10 Million for Dakar TER Extension Studies

Senegal Secures €10 Million for Dakar TER Extension Studies

27 July 2026
West Africa, Senegal
Finance & Investment
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Preventing Locomotive Fires in Rail Operations: Lessons from a Diesel Locomotive Fuel Tank Fire Incident

Preventing Locomotive Fires in Rail Operations: Lessons from a Diesel Locomotive Fuel Tank Fire Incident

27 July 2026
East Africa, Kenya
Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment
10 min
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