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Railway News from East Africa

Rwanda: African Development Bank Kickstarts Pioneering Cable Car Project in Kigali

29 June 2025
East Africa, Rwanda
Finance & Investment
Transport Infrastructure
3 min
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Adesina Spotlights African Development Bank’s Role in Delivering Mattei Plan and Global Gateway Investments Across Africa to Drive Industrial Growth

Adesina Spotlights African Development Bank’s Role in Delivering Mattei Plan and Global Gateway Investments Across Africa to Drive Industrial Growth

29 June 2025
SADC, Angola
Finance & Investment
5 min
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Tanzania Railways Corporation Leads Africa in SGR Railway Construction

21 June 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Tanzania Honours AfDB President Adesina with Renaming of Key Infrastructure Asset

Tanzania Honours AfDB President Adesina with Renaming of Key Infrastructure Asset

19 June 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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14th Inter-State Council of Ministers Meeting of the Central Corridor Held in Dar es Salaam

14th Inter-State Council of Ministers Meeting of the Central Corridor Held in Dar es Salaam

19 June 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Business, Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions
1 min
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Kenya to Spend Ksh 38 Billion to Expand Railway Infrastructure

13 June 2025
East Africa, Kenya
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Kenya Railways Marks Eight Years of Safe Madaraka Express Passenger and Freight Operations

Kenya Railways Marks Eight Years of Safe Madaraka Express Passenger and Freight Operations

13 June 2025
East Africa, Kenya
2 min
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TAZARA Announces Fatal Train Accident Between Mununga and Kalonje, Zambia

13 June 2025
SADC, Zambia
Safety & Security
1 min
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Knorr-Bremse South Africa to Maintain Brake Systems on Tanzania’s Hyundai Rotem SGR Locomotives

Knorr-Bremse South Africa to Maintain Brake Systems on Tanzania’s Hyundai Rotem SGR Locomotives

06 June 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment
2 min
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TRC Director General Presents SGR Operations to the Board of Directors of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)

TRC Director General Presents SGR Operations to the Board of Directors of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)

30 May 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Freight & Logistics
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
1 min
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Tanzania Approves TZS 2.746 Trillion Budget to Advance Transport Sector Development

Tanzania Approves TZS 2.746 Trillion Budget to Advance Transport Sector Development

20 May 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Finance & Investment
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Insight Dynamic Resources Ltd and ALG Global Infrastructure Advisors Sign Gas-by-Rail Economic Corridor MoU to Connect 40 Sub-Saharan African Countries

08 May 2025
West Africa
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Tanzania’s Modern Railway Marks Milestone with 2.3 Million Passengers and Growing Demand

Tanzania’s Modern Railway Marks Milestone with 2.3 Million Passengers and Growing Demand

08 May 2025
East Africa, Tanzania
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
1 min
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Road Projects Receive More Funding Than Railways in Africa

Road Projects Receive More Funding Than Railways in Africa

28 April 2025
SADC
Transport Infrastructure
3 min
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Africa Needs Railways for Economic Growth: Ministerial Panel at Land-Linked Zambia 2025

Africa Needs Railways for Economic Growth: Ministerial Panel at Land-Linked Zambia 2025

28 April 2025
SADC, Zimbabwe
Transport Infrastructure
5 min
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