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
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
Construction work on the Cotonou-Parakou-Niamey rail link between Benin and Niger will begin on 7 April 2014, according to Nigerian officials
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 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct a 195km railway cargo line between the two East African countries
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