The project dates back to the Summit of November 20, 2015, held in N’Djamena in Chad, during which the Heads of State of the G5 Sahel decided to build a railway line linking Mauritania, Mali , Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad to improve rail services.
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The Addis Agenda treats sustainable and resilient infrastructure as a key thematic area, given that investments in transport, energy, water, and sanitation are prerequisites for achieving the SDGs.
Estonian estimates throw light on the real cost of transitioning from Russian to European track gauge.
The committee chaired by Hon. Joseph Ssewungu, is investigating the status of the implementation of government assurance on rail works in the country
By British Steel British Steel will be promoting its smart rail products for sustainable track systems at InnoTrans 2022 from 20-23 September at Messe Berlin. After what has been a very challenging period for the exhibition industry and 4 years without its flagship exhibitions, InnoTrans 2022 will once again take […]
The event is also granting bursaries for applicants from LIC. Interested applicants can act in line with the information on the flyer below:
The first electric light rail transportation, also known as the Tram System, is to be launched in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The project, which forms part of the government’s effort to ease traffic congestion, particularly in urban centres, will be fully financed by the Czech Government at a total […]
South Africa is facing challenges regarding its rolling stock, owing to rail networks being vandalised during Covid-19 lockdowns, and this will be costly to repair, says consultant and supplier of new and used locomotives African Railway Systems, COO Dylan Knott. The shortage of locomotives and rolling stock also prevents the […]
The Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has disclosed that work on Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern rail line has been suspended due to insecurity and vandalism of railway properties along the corridor. Sambo who was speaking during the Ministerial inspection tour of the project, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, […]
The media in Boston has reported that on 31 August the Board of Directors of TheMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) agreed to designate CAF USA as thesuccessful bidder for the project to supply 102 LRVs to run on the Green Line in the City ofBoston for $811 million. The base […]