Construction work on the Cotonou-Parakou-Niamey rail link between Benin and Niger will begin on 7 April 2014, according to Nigerian officials
Logistics
South Africa awards US$4.7 billion locomotive supply contract
South Africa’s state-owned freight transport and logistics company, Transnet, has awarded a R50bn (US$4.7bn) contract for the building of 1,064 locomotives to four global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
Tanzania and Burundi sign MoU to build cargo railway line
Tanzania and Burundi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct a 195km railway cargo line between the two East African countries
Ghanaian city to get a skytrain
South Africa’s Skytrain Construction Company has announced that it will build a skytrain worth US$170mn in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana
Africa’s cheapest car to be rolled out in June 2014
Kenyan Vehicle Manufacturer (KVM) has announced that it will launch the continent’s cheapest car in June 2014