The South African private railway carrier Traxtion received the first eight Wabtec C28 locomotives in the port of Durban to enhance its freight capacity. This delivery inaugurates an investment program of 3.4 billion...
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Botswana and Namibia resume discussions on Trans-Kalahari Railway
Botswana and Namibia are continuing negotiations on the Trans-Kalahari Railway Project, which aims to link the landlocked country to the port of Walvis Bay. In particular, the two States must make progress on technical parameters, financing and the framework...
Tanzania: Two centres launched as part of the modernization of TAZARA
Tanzania, Zambia and China have started work on a training centre and a rail operations control centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. These two infrastructures are part of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Revitalization Program.
Tanzania: Construction of SGR railway line between Tabora and Kigoma launched
On 20 July 2026, Tanzania launched the sixth batch of its standard gauge railway network (SGR), a 506-kilometre electrified line between Tabora and Kigoma. The project, valued at about $2.74 billion, will link the west of the...