French consortium receives approval on Abidjan metro contract
The Minister of Transport of Ivory Coast, Amadou Koné, has signed the addendum number 2 of the technical and financial […]
Africa Leads
Kenya launched SGR freight services to Naivasha
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has inaugurated the first freight train services on the standard-gauge line from Nairobi to […]
Thelo DB and Afreximbank sign rail development agreement
The African -Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), and Thelo DB, a South Africa-based incorporated partnership, signed a memorandum of understanding to […]
ENR passenger cars to enter certification tests in Hungary
The first prototype passenger coach for Egypt has left the TVZ factory in Tver, Russia, for Hungary, where it will […]
Nigeria inaugurates rolling stock assembly plant
Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has inaugurated the construction of a rolling stock assembly plant in Kajola, Ogun state, in […]
Zimbabwe orders Russian freight cars
National Railways of Zimbabwe and United Wagon Company signed an agreement for the supply of 100 gondola cars with solid […]
Transnet breaks world-record with the 375-wagon train
Transnet has officially launched a 375-wagon manganese train, with a total length of 4 km, breaking the world record. The […]
India to support railway projects in Ghana
Ghana’s Minister of Railway Development, Joe Ghartey, and Rajeev Mehrotra, the chairman of RITES, an Indian state-owned company signed a […]
CRRC unveils Nigerian new locomotive fleet
CRRC Qishuyan has unveiled the first diesel-electric passenger locomotive and the first diesel trains for Nigeria, during a visit of […]
Russia and Angola sign rail development agreement
Russian Railways, TMH International, the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) and Aenergy, an Angola-based company, signed […]