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…
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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…
French Group (NGE) will build 330 km of high-speed line in Egypt.
NGE’s rail expertise subsidiary, TSO, will be in charge of laying 330 km of track in Egypt, beating its own…
Launch of the African Association of Urban Transport Authorities (AAUTA) in Abidjan
The Greater Abidjan Urban Mobility Authority (AMUGA), in collaboration with the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP, an international partnership…
Kinshasa’s mass transit system to be rebuilt by Africa Finance Corporation and Trans Connexion Congo
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, has entered into a joint development agreement…
Uganda: Inadequate funds slowing Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project
The Ministry of Works and Transport has attributed slow progress in the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project…
Transnet Issues RFP to return long-standing Locomotives to Service to meet Customer Demand
In a further effort to normalise freight operations in South Africa, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has issued an open competitive…
Premier Alan Winde Welcomes Partial Resumption of Eerste River-Bellville Train Service
Premier Alan Winde cautiously welcomes Metrorail’s partial resumption of the train service between Eerste River and Bellville in Cape Town…
Ghana Easing urban traffic: Kumasi to get electric rail system
The first electric light rail transportation, also known as the Tram System, is to be launched in Kumasi, the Ashanti…