Over two years after the inauguration of the $1.5-billion Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has finally begun cargo haulage from the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa Port in Lagos State, to the dry inland container port in Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State. Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, […]
Day: November 5, 2023
A Japanese railway operator has developed a new inspection train, Big Eye, featuring headlights that resemble a pair of eyeballs, aiming to streamline its maintenance work with digitalized functions. Kyushu Railway Co. will hold test runs from this month through next March in southwestern Japan before its full-fledged debut to […]
EU signs strategic partnerships on critical raw materials value chains with DRC and Zambia and advances cooperation with US and other key partners to develop the ‘Lobito Corridor’ Today, at the Global Gateway Forum taking place in Brussels, the EU signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with partners to develop […]
The US and the EU have joined forces with the African Development Bank (AFDB) and the Africa Finance Corporation to launch the west’s latest attempt to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The parties have signed a memorandum of understanding setting out plans to develop the “Lobito Corridor” and the […]