Belgiums Préfarail has signed an agreement with Cameroon to construct the countrys first tramway in the capital city of Yaoundé
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Mombasa-Nairobi railway line construction to begin next month in Kenya
Kenya is set to begin the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway construction as soon as funds are released by China after signing of an agreement in May 2014
Bombardier to supply South African rail firm with locomotives
South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has signed an agreement with Bombardier Transportation South Africa (Pty) Limited for the supply of 240 electric TRAXX locomotives worth US$1.2bn
World Bank to fund repair works at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
The World Bank has approved a US$206mn fund to repair Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s (JKIA) arrivals hall, which was destroyed by fire in August 2013
Motherwell Bridge to build cranes for West African terminals
Engineering firm Motherwell Bridge has announced that it has won a contract to construct and commission 16 cranes for container terminals in West Africa