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February 12, 2024 | Africa

China goes head-to-head with US on African rail freight investment

China’s $US 1bn PPP proposal to upgrade Tanzania - Zambia railway comes as the US confirms a $US 250m loan to support upgrades of the Angola - DRC Lobito Corridor.

September 12, 2023 | Africa

US and EU back Lobito corridor extension from Angola to Zambia

The United States and European Union will support pre-feasibility studies for the project.

July 24, 2023 | Africa

The drive for interconnected railways in East Africa

Phillippa Dean provides an update on East Africa’s ambitious plans to develop a standard-gauge network.

May 31, 2023 | Infrastructure

Kenya pushes for trans-African SGR

The network would run from the Indian Ocean via Uganda, DR Congo and the Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic Ocean.

March 6, 2023 | Commuter Rail

AFC and TCC to jointly develop 300km Kinshasa network

Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is Africa’s most populous city.

January 4, 2023 | Infrastructure

Tanzania signs $US 2.21bn contract for Tabora - Kigoma SGR

The contract was awarded to CCECC and CRCC.

August 10, 2022 | Africa

A fresh start: Lobito corridor concessionaire targets growth

Angola has appointed a private concessionaire to operate and maintain the 1344km Lobito corridor, a 1067mm-gauge railway which runs from the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Atlantic. The move is a key element of the government’s reform agenda to stimulate economic growth and development, as Kevin Smith explains.

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