Category: Rail

The role of railways in empowering AfCFTA’s success

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Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) commenced in January 2021, creating a huge single market of 54 African states – all but Eritrea – of almost 1.4 billion people. It’s a game changer for Africa with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) estimating (1) that AfCFTA has the potential both to boost intra-African trade by 52.3% by eliminating import duties, and to double this trade if non-tariff barriers are also reduced’. Jettisoning the trade barriers Prior to the AfCFTA, cross-border African trade was impeded by average tariffs of…

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WFP and partners bring first-of-its-kind transport training centre to West Africa

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DAKAR – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with global corporations to build a world-class Transport Training Centre in Accra, Ghana, aimed at enhancing transport and logistics capacities across West Africa. The centre will inject new expertise into local transport markets, equipping them to deliver life-saving goods like food and medicine more efficiently throughout the region. Bringing together leading players in the sector, such as Carrier Global Corporation, Renault Trucks and Toyota Tsusho, the Government of Ghana and WFP will set up a first-of-its-kind centre which will…

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Ghana: Government and Thelo DB Consortium to Sign US$3.2 Billion Rail Project Contract

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The signing ceremony of this contract which will take place during a ministerial program organized by the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) in Accra at the Labadi Beach Hotel, will be attended by several personalities from the country and the continent. These include: H.E. Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, H.E. John-Peter Amewu, Minister of Railway Development of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa, H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the Secretariat of the African Continental…

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Senegal: The Great Trains of Senegal (Gts-Sa), to use the Indian experience to revive rail transport

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On a visit to India last week, the General Manager of GTS-SA, Mr. Samba NDIAYE, signed in the presence of Mr. Mayacine Camara, Secretary of State in charge of the Railway Network, a partnership agreement with the Executive Director of the RITES-LTD Company, a subsidiary of Indian Railways. This partnership aims to benefit from the expertise of India, a country where rail transport is widely used as a means of public transport, for the effective revival of rail transport in Senegal. “The MoU with Grands Trains DU, Senegal, will pave…

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EGYPT : CABINET APPROVES KOREAN FINANCE DEAL FOR UPGRADING LUXOR-HIGH DAM RAILWAYS

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The Cabinet approved during its weekly meeting under Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli a draft presidential decree on a financing agreement between Egypt – represented in the Ministry of Transport – and the Export-Import Bank of Korea at 1.518 euros to contribute to a project for financing a Luxor-High Dam railways at 224 kilometers. The project aims at updating the current signaling system to replace the current mechanic system by electronic one in order to ensure highest safety standards. The project will help follow up the trains’ courses via a computer…

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Africa Road Builders: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan wins the 2022 Babacar Ndiaye Trophy for transport success

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The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the development of transport infrastructure on the continent Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the 2022 winner of the Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy. The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the development of transport infrastructure on the continent. The selection committee for the award commended Hassan for her “personal leadership, huge investments and commitment” to extending roads and the railway network in Tanzania. “We…

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SENEGAL: GTS-SA AND SENTER SA SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DIAMNIADIO STATION

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In order to have a large number of passengers, the Regional Express Train (TER), launched last December, must rely on other means of public transport. It is in this context that GTS-SA and SENTER SA signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, March 17, 2022. This agreement signed by the General Manager of Grands Trains du Sénégal (GTS-SA), Mr. Samba NDIAYE, and the General Manager of the National Company for the Management of the Regional Express Train Heritage: SENTER-SA, Mr. Abdou Ndéné SALL, aims at a common exploitation of the…

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KENYA : GOVT LINKS KISUMU PORT TO THE PORT OF MOMBASA WITH ROAD, RAIL

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The government has invested billions of shillings to revive and make Kisumu Port great again After three years of dereliction, Kisumu Port is slowly finding back its clout thanks to a government that’s determined to reposition the facility as a business hub for the Great Lakes region. Government Spokesman Col (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna said the port has now been linked to its ocean counterpart in Mombasa through multi-billion-shilling investments in road infrastructure and the revamped Nakuru-Kisumu Meter Gauge Railway line (MGR). Goods ferried through the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from…

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TANZANIA RAILWAYS CORPORATION (TRC) AND CRRC INTERNATIONAL FROM CHINA SIGNED A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF WAGONS WORTH US$ 127.2 MILLION

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Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) signed an agreement with CRRC International from China on 8 February 2022 at its headquarters conference room for the purchase of 1,430 freight wagons, worth US$127.2 million, to be used on the modern railways. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Government and the Organisation, the Minister of Public Works and Transport (official guest of honour of the event), Hon. Prof. Makame Mbarawa, the Chairman of the TRC Board of Directors, the Director General of TRC, Mr. Masanja Kadogosa, representatives of CRRC International, TRC management…

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THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT WITNESSES THE SIGNING OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE RAILWAY AUTHORITY AND ALMAVIVA S.A. WITH ME . I (ITALIAN) SPECIALIZED IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

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The Minister of Transport witnesses the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Egyptian National Railways (ENR) represented by Trans-IT Company and Almaviva S.B.A Company (Italian) specialized in the field of transportation systems to cooperate in technological projects that serve Egyptian National Railways and passenger transportation systems. Lieutenant-General Engineer / Kamel Al-Wazir – Minister of Transport witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in technological projects that serve the Egyptian National Railways and passenger transportation systems, between the Egyptian National Railways represented by Trans IT Company, the…

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