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Knorr-Bremse Presents Intelligent Driver Assistance System LEADER Flow for Rail Transport

Knorr-Bremse Presents Intelligent Driver Assistance System LEADER Flow for Rail Transport

24 October 2025
Technology Development
3 min
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Zambia Railways Would Require Seven Years to Construct New Railway Line

24 October 2025
SADC, Zambia
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Ethiopian Railways Corporation Hosts National Railway Business Investment Summit

Ethiopian Railways Corporation Hosts National Railway Business Investment Summit

24 October 2025
East Africa, Ethiopia
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Ghana: President Directs Extension of Railway Line from Tema Port to Dawa Industrial Enclave

Ghana: President Directs Extension of Railway Line from Tema Port to Dawa Industrial Enclave

24 October 2025
West Africa, Ghana
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Martin’s Drift Border Post Enhances Regional Trade Efficiency

Martin’s Drift Border Post Enhances Regional Trade Efficiency

24 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
2 min
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Government Pays TZS 1.6 Billion to 213 Uvinza Residents Affected by SGR Phase Six Project from Tabora to Kigoma

Government Pays TZS 1.6 Billion to 213 Uvinza Residents Affected by SGR Phase Six Project from Tabora to Kigoma

24 October 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Malawi Commemorates Annual Railway Safety Week

24 October 2025
SADC, Malawi
Safety & Security
1 min
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Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 Boosts Capacity with New Ship-to-Shore Cranes

Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 Boosts Capacity with New Ship-to-Shore Cranes

24 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Namport Eyes Improvement After Low CPPI Ranking

Namport Eyes Improvement After Low CPPI Ranking

24 October 2025
SADC, Namibia
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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African Development Bank Mission to Djibouti Deepens Ties, Focuses on Regional Integration and Innovative Financing

African Development Bank Mission to Djibouti Deepens Ties, Focuses on Regional Integration and Innovative Financing

24 October 2025
East Africa, Djibouti
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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SNIM Creates Subsidiary to Oversee Subcontracting Management

24 October 2025
West Africa, Mauritania
Pit-to-Port
1 min
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Liberia National Railway Authority (LNRA)

24 October 2025
West Africa, Liberia
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Three Decades of Mobility Trends: InnoTrans 2026 Celebrates and Looks Ahead

Three Decades of Mobility Trends: InnoTrans 2026 Celebrates and Looks Ahead

24 October 2025
Europe
4 min
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Railway Safety Regulator Releases the 2024/25 State of Safety Report

Railway Safety Regulator Releases the 2024/25 State of Safety Report

23 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
Safety & Security
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Special Economic Zones Set to Drive Africa’s Trade Growth Agenda

Special Economic Zones Set to Drive Africa’s Trade Growth Agenda

23 October 2025
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
8 min
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Botswana Transport and Infrastructure Stats Brief Q2/2025

Botswana Transport and Infrastructure Stats Brief Q2/2025

19 October 2025
SADC, Botswana
Freight & Logistics
1 min
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Vale and Wabtec Sign Agreement to Test Ethanol Use in Locomotives on the Vitória-Minas Railway

Vale and Wabtec Sign Agreement to Test Ethanol Use in Locomotives on the Vitória-Minas Railway

19 October 2025
Technology Development
1 min
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AFC Expands its Membership Footprint with Central African Republic Joining as 46th Member State

19 October 2025
Central Africa, Central African Republic
Finance & Investment
2 min
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President El-Sisi Meets Chairman of the Board of Directors of the A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group

President El-Sisi Meets Chairman of the Board of Directors of the A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group

19 October 2025
North Africa, Egypt
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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LAMATA Red Line – A Year of Commercial Operations and Commuter Transformation

19 October 2025
West Africa, Nigeria
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
1 min
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TRC and TCB Launch SGR Ticket Payment Card

TRC and TCB Launch SGR Ticket Payment Card

18 October 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
1 min
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Namibia and Botswana Target March 2026 for Completion of Trans-Kalahari Railway Feasibility Study

Namibia and Botswana Target March 2026 for Completion of Trans-Kalahari Railway Feasibility Study

18 October 2025
SADC, Namibia
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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SPV to Manage TAZARA’s Freight Operations

18 October 2025
SADC, Zambia
Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment
Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment
Transport Infrastructure
3 min
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Grindrod Announces New Chief Executive Officer

Grindrod Announces New Chief Executive Officer

18 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Business, Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions
Freight & Logistics
1 min
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UIC FRMCS Conference 2025: Tackling the Challenge of Interoperable and Future-Ready Railway Digitalisation

18 October 2025
Safety & Security
Signalling & Communications
4 min
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ISO and ARSO Sign Landmark Kigali Agreement to Boost Technical Cooperation and Advance Free Trade in Africa

ISO and ARSO Sign Landmark Kigali Agreement to Boost Technical Cooperation and Advance Free Trade in Africa

18 October 2025
2 min
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Transnet Wins GIBS Logistics Achiever Gold Award for Its Groundbreaking e-Tender Solution

Transnet Wins GIBS Logistics Achiever Gold Award for Its Groundbreaking e-Tender Solution

18 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
3 min
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AfCFTA Vital Amid Global Trade Uncertainty, Say African CEOs in Newly Released PAFTRAC Report

AfCFTA Vital Amid Global Trade Uncertainty, Say African CEOs in Newly Released PAFTRAC Report

18 October 2025
Policy & Legislation
1 min
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Sensonic and Skylark Drones Sign MoU for Rail Infrastructure Technology Fusion

Sensonic and Skylark Drones Sign MoU for Rail Infrastructure Technology Fusion

18 October 2025
Technology Development
1 min
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Grindrod Opens New Container Depot in Salt River, Cape Town, Boosting Efficiencies in Containerised Cargo

Grindrod Opens New Container Depot in Salt River, Cape Town, Boosting Efficiencies in Containerised Cargo

18 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Investigation into the Alleged Dumping of Flat-Rolled Products of Iron or Non-Alloy Steel

18 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Policy & Legislation
1 min
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Another Successful Season for South Africa’s Citrus Exports

Another Successful Season for South Africa’s Citrus Exports

18 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
1 min
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Transnet Port Terminals Continues to Set New Records Amid Sustained Port Terminal Performance Improvements

Transnet Port Terminals Continues to Set New Records Amid Sustained Port Terminal Performance Improvements

18 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
2 min
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International: Liebherr HVAC Systems for Saudi Arabia Railways

International: Liebherr HVAC Systems for Saudi Arabia Railways

18 October 2025
Middle East
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
1 min
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