One of the flagship projects of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, launched in 2015, is the creation of an Integrated High-Speed Train Network that connects all African capitals and commercial centres to facilitate the movement of goods and people, thus reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current systems. Agenda […]
Month: July 2024
France’s high-speed rail network suffered coordinated arson attacks early Friday, severely disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers just hours before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. A source close to the investigation described the incidents as deliberate acts of “sabotage,” aimed at paralyzing the TGV network. […]
In the first quarter, of 2024, Nigeria spent more on servicing the debt incurred for building its railways than the revenue generated by its railway system. The country spent 2,470% per cent more on railway debt servicing than it made from revenue from rail services in the first quarter of […]
After four decades of dormancy, Spain and Morocco have revived their ambitious plan to construct a submarine rail tunnel connecting Europe and Africa, just in time for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Marrakech – In a significant development that could reshape transportation and trade between Europe and Africa, Spain and […]
By Forbes In just over five years, there’s a good chance that you will be able to board a high-speed train in Madrid and travel from Spain to the Moroccan city of Casablanca in five and a half hours, hurtling through a new tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar. This […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the Warri-Itakpe rail service after a train derailed on Thursday. The train was travelling from Itakpe in Kogi to Ujevwu in Delta when the accident occurred at about 7.15pm. Ediri Oyibo, a digital strategist who was on board when the accident happened, said […]
The Tanzania Railway Corporation has introduced two new electric trains from South Korea, part of a purchase of 10 sets of locomotives and coaches from the Hyundai Rotem Company. Each set includes eight wagons, with a locomotive at both the front and back, and can carry up to 589 passengers […]