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Railway News from East Africa

TAZARA CEO - We Need to Revitalize the Railways Swiftly

16 December 2022
SADC, Zambia

Finance & Investment

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

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Tanzania Railways Corporation New Meter Gauge Rolling Stock Start The Official Journey To Kigoma

Tanzania Railways Corporation New Meter Gauge Rolling Stock Start The Official Journey To Kigoma

16 December 2022
East Africa, Tanzania

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

2 min

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Nairobi Railway City Project Breaks Ground

11 December 2022
East Africa, Kenya

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

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African Development Bank Group Commits $301 Million To Renovate Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) In Uganda

African Development Bank Group Commits $301 Million To Renovate Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) In Uganda

04 December 2022
East Africa, Uganda

Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment

Transport Infrastructure

2 min

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African Development Bank Releases Project Appraisal Report For The Refurbishment Of The Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway

04 December 2022
North Africa, South Sudan

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

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Tanzanian SGR Coaches Arrive

25 November 2022
East Africa, Tanzania

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

1 min

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Construction Of DRCs Ruzizi 2 One Stop Border Post Starts After Site Handover To Contractor

Construction Of DRCs Ruzizi 2 One Stop Border Post Starts After Site Handover To Contractor

25 November 2022
East Africa, Rwanda

Freight & Logistics

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

Transport Infrastructure

2 min

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UIC - COP27 Rail In Africa

18 November 2022
West Africa

Transport Infrastructure

2 min

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Alstom Study Demonstrates Increase In Urban Rail Brings Concrete Benefits To Support Africa’s Sustainable Future

18 November 2022
West Africa

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

Transport Infrastructure

3 min

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Tanzania Railway Corporation And Democratic Republic Of The Congo Set To Discus Collaboration

Tanzania Railway Corporation And Democratic Republic Of The Congo Set To Discus Collaboration

11 November 2022
East Africa, Tanzania

Transport Infrastructure

2 min

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Tanzania Railways Corporation Signs Rolling Stock Agreement With Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology

Tanzania Railways Corporation Signs Rolling Stock Agreement With Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology

11 November 2022
East Africa, Tanzania

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

3 min

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World Bank Group Appoints New Country Director For Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, And Zimbabwe

11 November 2022
SADC, Zimbabwe

1 min

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Africa Investment Forum: African Continental Free Trade Area Provides Fresh Impetus for Deeper Railway Network

Africa Investment Forum: African Continental Free Trade Area Provides Fresh Impetus for Deeper Railway Network

04 November 2022
West Africa

Finance & Investment

2 min

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TAZARA Traffic Volumes Surge On Back Of Open Access

21 October 2022
SADC, Zambia

Freight & Logistics

Pit-to-Port

4 min

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Somalia Receives $58 Million In World Bank Financing To Develop Regional Transport Infrastructure, A First In Decades

07 October 2022
East Africa, Somalia

Transport Infrastructure

2 min

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