Africa rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Africa, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Commercial services begin on Lagos – Ibadan standard gauge railway
NIGERIA: Nigerian Railway Corp launched full commercial services on the 157 km Lagos – Ibadan standard gauge line on June 15, President Muhammadu Buhari having attended an inauguration ceremony on June 10.
Mozambique – Malawi railway reinstatement gets underway
MOZAMBIQUE: President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi has laid a foundation stone to launch work to reinstate the 44 km section of the Sena line between Mutarara and Vila Nova da Fronteira on the border with Malawi.
Viewpoint: Unlocking Africa’s economic growth
Railway reform and regulatory stability will help to revitalise Africa’s railways and put them at the heart of sustainable transport strategies across the African Continental Free Trade Area, suggests ARIA Chief Executive Officer Mesela Nhlapo.
Nigerian rail freight is cheaper, faster and safer than road
NIGERIA: Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi ceremonially flagged off a train on April 16 to mark the start of commercial freight operations on the 1 435 mm gauge Warri – Itakpe line.
West African mineral line in prospect as Dakar – Bamako renovation inches closer
SENEGAL: The Ministry of Infrastructure has opened negotiations with a view to building a rail link to carry iron ore from deposits located near the headwaters of the River Falémé in the far southeast of the country, close to the border with Mali.
Lagos Governor launches Red Line works
NIGERIA: Construction of the long-planned Red Line in Lagos was launched on April 15 with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Ikeja station attended by the Governor of Lagos state Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Transport Minister Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi.
AfDB backs Egyptian railway modernisation
SGR operating contract to be terminated
Railway Improvement & Safety for Egypt funding approved
Indian designed and built locomotives for Mozambique
Delivering coaches from Hungary to Egypt
RATP to operate Cairo light rail line
Casablanca tramway construction contracts awarded
Traxtion supplies locomotives to Sénégal
Mauritius light rail Phase 2A contract awarded
Algeria: Recovery elusive as expansion plans await funding
African Rail Industry Association says reform and regulatory stability will unlock economic growth
Financing package enables Bombardier’s Derby plant to go ahead with Egyptian monorail production
Egypt plans Mediterranean to Red Sea high speed line
Mota-Engil to build Niger – Nigeria link
Partnership to supply ‘world class’ wagons for African railways
Chinese companies awarded Mwanza – Isaka standard gauge contract
Mostaganem tram starts test running
TransNamib upgrade underway