China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has signed a deal worth US$12bn with Nigeria to construct a West African coastal railway
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Etihad Airways to begin daily flights to Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania has the sixth largest population in Africa, with over four million people living in the largest city, Dar es Salaam. (Image source: Aero Icarus /Flickr)
Etihad Airways has announced its daily service to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania from Abu Dhabi, in a move to expand its African route network
Indian firm wins US$79.2mn transport projects in Africa
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Ashok Leyland is the second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in India and the fourth largest manufacturer of buses in the world. (Image source: Ashok Leyland)
Indian automobile manufacturing company Ashok Leyland has announced that it has won two integrated transport projects worth US$79.2mn in Tanzania and Zimbabwe
ABB to supply engineering equipment for Ethiopian railway project
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ABB is a supplier of turnkey air-insulated, gas-insulated and hybrid substations. (Image source: ABB)
ABB has been awarded a bid to supply traction sub-stations and auxiliary power supply for a newly developed railway line in Ethiopia for US$16mn
Gambia launches US$65mn Trans-Gambia Bridge project
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The construction work at the Trans-Gambia Bridge project is expected to last for three years. (Image source: Daniel/Flicker)
The Gambian government with funds worth US$65mn from the Africa Development Bank has commenced the construction of the Trans-Gambia Bridge project