Africa rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Africa, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Ethiopian hub airport to be served by 200 km/h rail link
ETHIOPIA: Work has begun on a major hub airport at Bishoftu which is to be connected to the existing Bole International Airport and the capital Addis Ababa by a 38 km railway.
Ethiopian railway academy to support African integration
ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Railways Corp has launched construction of the Bishoftu Railway Academy.
International financing backs Lobito Atlantic Railway capacity enhancement
ANGOLA: Lobito Atlantic Railway has secured US$753m in loan financing to support the rehabilitation of the 1 300 km rail corridor connecting the deepwater port of Lobito with DR Congo.
MerMec to supply diagnostic trains to Egypt
EGYPT: MerMec Group has been awarded a contract to supply diagnostic trains for use on the 2 000 km rail network being developed with a design speed of 250 km/h.
KiwiRail locos included in Traxtion’s South African rolling stock investment
SOUTH AFRICA: Leasing company Traxtion has announced a R3·4bn programme of investment in locomotives and rolling stock to expand capacity as the South African rail freight sector is reformed.
China-backed Tazara revitalisation officially launched
AFRICA: A US$1·4bn project to revitalise the 1 860 km Tanzania – Zambia Railway was officially launched during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema.
Nairobi Railway City technical assistance contract market engagement begins
France backs South African rail freight decarbonisation
Alstom to support Luanda Blue Line commuter rail study
Ethiopian Railways seeks to be the logistics hub of the Horn of Africa
Railway systems and urban transport training for young Egyptian engineers
Hitachi Rail awarded Alexandria tramway modernisation contract
Construction starts on Casablanca Sud interchange as King launches suburban rail programme
Nigerian gas-powered rail freight plans under development
Battery shunters deployed at Gabonese mine
Ethiopian Railways signs modernisation and project revival framework agreement
Indian-built diesel locos delivered to Mozambique
Cairo metro train modernisation and maintenance contracts awarded
Cairo to Alexandria railway modernised to increase speed and capacity
Joint efforts bring rolling stock to Guinea
New CEO says Lobito Atlantic Railway is ‘a company with exceptional potential’
Chinese firm begins Alger metro fit-out
Construction of Tanzania – Burundi railway launched to strengthen friendship, co-operation and solidarity
European Investment Bank backs Mauritanian railway enhancement