Botswana Railways opened Walvis Bay Dry Port in Namibia
Botswana Railways (BR) officially opened the dry port facility at the Walvis Bay Dry Port in Namibia. According to a […]
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Ethiopia: Addis Ababa light rail test launched
Pre-revenue testing of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) light railway was launched on 2 February. ”Pre-revenue testing of Addis Ababa light railway […]
South Africa to continue rail projects
South Africa continued to ensure the advancement of multimodal infrastructure in the cross-border North-South Corridor (that passes 12 countries), including […]
Ethiopian railway tender postponed again
Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) postponed the tender it had announced to hire a contractor for Semera -Tadjourah, railway project for […]
Rolls-Royce engines to power Chinese locomotives in South Africa
Rolls-Royce has received a major order from Chinese locomotive manufacturer CNR Dalian (CNR) and its local South African Consortium (CNRRSSA) […]
Tunisia receives grant for Trans Maghreb Railway study
Tunisia has received a USD 1.7 million grant to run a feasibility study into the construction of a railway linking […]
Rabat tramway line to be extended
A proposal to extend the Rabat tramway line to serve the neighborhoods of Hay Riyad and Hay El Fath is […]
Alstom to modernise the signalling system in Egypt
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth EUR 100 million by Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to supply signalling equipment for […]
Construction of Djibouti-Ethiopia railway begins
President of Djibouti Republic has recently inaugurated the initiation of works to the national section of the Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway, […]
SNCF and ONCF sign TGV fleet maintenance agreement
Moroccan and French Railways have agreed to set up a joint company („Société Marocaine de maintenance des rames à grande […]