The International Consortium led by GE has signed an agreement in Washington D.C. to proceed with the Interim Phase of the Nigerian narrow-gauge railway concession, following its award of preferred bidder status by the Federal Government of Nigeria in May 2017

As part of the railway modernisation contract for the Cairo-Alexandria line, Egypt National Railways (ENR) has selected Thales to modernise the 48km Cairo-Benha section

The AfDB has approved US$153mn loan to the government of Namibia to upgrade a 210km stretch of railway in the west of the country, with an aim to speed up travel and transportation in Namibia

The AfDB has signed an agreement worth US$300mn for the Nacala Corridor project, which consists of a 912km railway and a port to unlock the western region of Mozambique and landlocked Malawi

GE has signed a letter of intent (LoI) worth US$575mn with the Egypt’s Ministry of Transportation (MoT) and Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to supply 100 GE ES30ACi Light Evolution Series Locomotives that can be used for both passengers or freight rail, as well as a 15-year agreement for parts and technical support for GE locomotives in ENR’s new and current fleet