Zambia has partnered with Korean Railroad Company (KORAIL) to revive the operations of Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL), which was recently repossessed from the Railway Systems of Zambia (RSZ)
The Tazara railway has had a key role to play in boosting Zambia’s international trade and improving economic activities in southern Tanzania. (Image source: Richardstupart)
Tanzania and Zambia have received US$42mn from China for the upgrade of their joint Tazara railway
North West Rail Company will build a US$500mn rail line from Chingola to Lumwana in Solwezi, which will attempt to facilitate the transportation of goods between the North-Western and Copperbelt provinces
The Zambian government has granted more than US$3mn to the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) in order to help liquidate the long-standing and rising debt it owes to pension managers
The Nigerian government has signed an agreement with China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) sanctioning a US$1.49bn railway development project in the west of the country
