Opening ceremony of the consultative meeting on regional railway transport
(ECOWAS) Experts from ECOWAS Member States, regional organisations and development partners are meeting in Accra, Ghana, from 9 to 10…
Category: Rail
Galison Manufacturing Completes Order of 50 Wagons for DRC-Zambia Logistics Corridor
(Railways Africa) – Galison Manufacturing, a South African-based industry leader in the manufacture and supply of railway freight wagons and…
SENEGAL-RAILS-RELANCE / GTS offers five free days between Thiès and Diamniadio, from Wednesday
(APS) – Les Grands trains du Sénégal (GTS) will offer five days of free services between Thiès and Diamniadio, starting…
INAUGURATION OF A LIGHT RAIL PROJECT BUILT BY CHINA IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
“The first phase of China’s state-of-the-art light rail project in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, was inaugurated on Thursday by President…
Morocco: Marrakech-Agadir High-Speed Rail Line, China Railway Secures Contract
LogisT-Africa – The Kingdom of Morocco plans to launch a second high-speed railway network project following the inauguration in 2018…
African Development Bank Fuels Mozambique’s Rail Advancements with $40 Million Loan
The recent $40 million loan approval from the African Development Bank to Mozambique’s Rail and Port Authority, Portos e Caminhos…
Namibia: African Development Bank approves $196 million loan to modernize railway infrastructure
The loan, approved on 31 October 2023, represents 51.8 percent of the project’s total cost The Board of Directors of…
SENEGAL-RAILS-RELANCE / Revival of the railways: rehabilitation works delivered in December, assures Mansour Faye
(APS) – The rehabilitation works of the country’s railways, 60 to 70% executed, will be delivered in December 2023, announced…
South Africa: Transport on relieve of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Chairperson
The Ministry of Transport has today announced that Mr Leonard Ramatlakane has been relieved of his duties as a Board…
ALGERIA TO BUILD 1,000 KM RAIL NETWORK TO TRANSPORT IRON ORE
( Ecofin Agency) – The country is seeking to create new rail links to densify its network in order to…