East Africa

Country Updates are only available for Premium Subscribers.

Login subscribe

Rail and Transport Operators

View Operators by being a Railways Africa Premium Online Subscriber.

Login subscribe

Opportunities in East Africa

Opportunities are only available for Premium Subscribers.

Login subscribe

Projects in East Africa

Projects are only available for Premium Subscribers.

Login subscribe

Railway News from East Africa

TAZARA Revitalisation Programme Moves Into Active Implementation Phase

TAZARA Revitalisation Programme Moves Into Active Implementation Phase

08 January 2026
SADC, Zambia

1 min

Read

Tanzania Ports Authority Targets 30 Million Tonnes by 2030 as Dar es Salaam Port Capacity Expands

Tanzania Ports Authority Targets 30 Million Tonnes by 2030 as Dar es Salaam Port Capacity Expands

08 January 2026
East Africa, Tanzania

Transport Infrastructure

2 min

Read

TAZARA Reorganises and Resumes Cross-Border Passenger Train Services Between Tanzania and Zambia

TAZARA Reorganises and Resumes Cross-Border Passenger Train Services Between Tanzania and Zambia

07 January 2026
SADC, Zambia

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

2 min

Read

AFDB Approve $214.4 Million for Phase II of South Sudan–Ethiopia–Djibouti Transport Corridor

11 December 2025
North Africa, South Sudan

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

Read

Tanzania’s Malagarasi Bridge Reaches 96 Percent Completion under SGR Phase 2

Tanzania’s Malagarasi Bridge Reaches 96 Percent Completion under SGR Phase 2

05 December 2025
East Africa, Tanzania

Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

Read

Ethiopia Launches Construction of Bishoftu Railway Academy to Strengthen Sector Capacity

Ethiopia Launches Construction of Bishoftu Railway Academy to Strengthen Sector Capacity

05 December 2025
East Africa, Ethiopia

Skills Development & Labour

1 min

Read

Uganda Issues Invitation for Bids for Major Kampala–Malaba MGR Railway Rehabilitation Works

Uganda Issues Invitation for Bids for Major Kampala–Malaba MGR Railway Rehabilitation Works

21 November 2025
East Africa, Uganda

Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment

1 min

Read

East Africa’s Rail Corridors Gain Momentum as EAC Shares Updates in Luanda

21 November 2025
East Africa, Tanzania

Finance & Investment

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

Read

LAPSSET Corridor Updates: Rail Financing, Lamu Port Activity and Cross-Border Transport Challenges

21 November 2025
East Africa, Kenya

Finance & Investment

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

Read

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

Read

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

Read

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

Read

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

Read

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

Read

Engineer Joster Imbuchi on Standards, Interoperability, and the Legal Foundations of Africa’s Railway Future

Engineer Joster Imbuchi on Standards, Interoperability, and the Legal Foundations of Africa’s Railway Future

10 October 2025
West Africa

Finance & Investment

Freight & Logistics

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

Transport Infrastructure

6 min

Read