Africa rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Africa, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
President inaugurates Algeria’s heavy haul Western Mining Railway
ALGERIA: The 950 km Western Mining Railway formally opened on February 1, facilitating rail shipments of iron ore over a distance of 1 400 km to a steel plant in Oran.
RITES to support Botswana’s railway modernisation ambitions
BOTSWANA: A memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development and modernisation of transport infrastructure with a strong focus on railways has been signed by the Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure and Indian transport consultancy RITES.
Angola to award 30-year Namibe Corridor railway concession
ANGOLA: The Ministry of Transport has called tenders for a concession to operate and maintain the 855 km Namibe Corridor, which it wants to see run as a ‘competitive, efficient and financially sustainable’ logistics asset.
Nigerian Railway Corp is out of intensive care and ‘ready to fly’
NIGERIA: Nigerian Railway Corp has moved out of the intensive care unit and is now ‘ready to fly’, Managing Director Dr Kayode Opeifa said in January when he set out ambitions to expand the network, attract private finance and use cleaner fuels.
‘Fast, comfortable and reliable’ urban rail services launched in Madagascar
MADAGASCAR: A passenger train service has launched in Antananarivo to offer ‘a fast, comfortable and reliable alternative for daily commutes’.
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
International financing backs Lobito Atlantic Railway capacity enhancement
MerMec to supply diagnostic trains to Egypt
KiwiRail locos included in Traxtion’s South African rolling stock investment
China-backed Tazara revitalisation officially launched
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