Kenya vs Tanzania: A tale of two railways
As Kenya and Tanzania compete to capture East Africa’s inland trade, rail links from their main ports are playing an increasingly important role, as Tom Collins reports.…
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Ghana revives its railways
After decades of neglect, much of Ghana’s railway network has fallen into disuse or is in need of repair.…
Tanzania: New railway set to be the new regional gateway
The government of Tanzania is set to construct a railway line from the Indian Ocean port of Mtwara to Lake Nyasa, opening a new gateway for landlocked Zambia, Malawi and DR Congo cargo.…
East Africa’s new railways lead logistics investment
Sub-Saharan Africa is currently experiencing the biggest wave of transport infrastructure development in its independence-era history.…
Uncertainty clouds East Africa’s railway project
The colonial-era railway between Mombasa, Nairobi and Kampala faces an uncertain future.…
Tanzania-Rwanda rail development to boost East African train links
Work has begun on building the first stage of the new Tanzania-Rwanda railway, making it likely that the project as a whole will be developed.…
South Africa: Investment in transport sector strengthens
Amid all the doom and gloom surrounding the economic and political situation in South Africa, there have been a number of recent successes in domestic engineering.…
Tazara railway needs $200m upgrade
The scale of the investment required to rehabilitate the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara) has become clear.…
Uganda: Chinese firm secures $2.3bn contract to build MoKaKi railway section
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has signed a contract to build the section of the MoKaKi railway between the Kenyan border and Kampala, which will require a $2.3bn investment.…
China rolls out railways across the continent
On a cold day in November 2015, as passengers streamed out of the high-speed train from Beijing to Tianjin, a municipality adjoining the Chinese capital, one person stood out among the casually dressed Chinese commuters in her flamboyant black overcoat with its bright red collar and yellow headwrap striped with green and maroon.…