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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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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
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Camrail and Camalco Strengthen Their Investments to Support Bauxite Exploitation in Minim-Martap

Camrail and Camalco Strengthen Their Investments to Support Bauxite Exploitation in Minim-Martap

10 October 2025
Central Africa, Cameroon
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Pit-to-Port
Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment
Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment
4 min
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CFB, LAR and Partners Launch Rail Safety Week 2025

CFB, LAR and Partners Launch Rail Safety Week 2025

10 October 2025
SADC, Angola
Safety & Security
1 min
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Rebrand Signals Regional Growth: Amsted Reelin Brings Smart Rail Technology to Africa

Rebrand Signals Regional Growth: Amsted Reelin Brings Smart Rail Technology to Africa

10 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Business, Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions
Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment
3 min
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The role of Commercial Banks and DFIs in Southern Africa’s Rail Expansion

The role of Commercial Banks and DFIs in Southern Africa’s Rail Expansion

10 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Finance & Investment
4 min
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Port of Gauteng Initiative: A View from the Road Freight Association (RFA) in the Drive to Achieve an Integrated Logistics Network

Port of Gauteng Initiative: A View from the Road Freight Association (RFA) in the Drive to Achieve an Integrated Logistics Network

10 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
Policy & Legislation
Transport Infrastructure
5 min
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PRASA Group Performance 2024/25: A Defining Year of Growth, Improvements and Turn Around

PRASA Group Performance 2024/25: A Defining Year of Growth, Improvements and Turn Around

10 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
5 min
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Nigeria’s Rail Transport Records Strong Growth in Q1 2025

10 October 2025
West Africa, Nigeria
Freight & Logistics
1 min
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IFC Seeks Consultant for Zambia Lobito Corridor Investment Mapping

10 October 2025
SADC, Zambia
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Sub-Saharan Africa Maintains Resilient Growth but Faces Urgent Jobs Challenge

Sub-Saharan Africa Maintains Resilient Growth but Faces Urgent Jobs Challenge

10 October 2025
SADC
Finance & Investment
2 min
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SA Rail Needs Equal Focus on Tracks and Control Rooms

SA Rail Needs Equal Focus on Tracks and Control Rooms

10 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Safety & Security
Signalling & Communications
5 min
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Opportunity: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Lobito Corridor Investment Mapping

10 October 2025
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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TNPA Signs Multi-Million Rand Terminal Operator Deal with FFS Tank Terminals

TNPA Signs Multi-Million Rand Terminal Operator Deal with FFS Tank Terminals

10 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
2 min
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First Four Locomotives for the Simandou Project Arrive in Guinea

First Four Locomotives for the Simandou Project Arrive in Guinea

06 October 2025
West Africa, Guinea
Freight & Logistics
1 min
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Trans-Kalahari Railway: a Strategic Regional Corridor

Trans-Kalahari Railway: a Strategic Regional Corridor

06 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Pit-to-Port
Transport Infrastructure
3 min
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Port of Gauteng White Paper Outlines R50 Billion Plan to Transform SA Logistics

Port of Gauteng White Paper Outlines R50 Billion Plan to Transform SA Logistics

06 October 2025
SADC, South Africa
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
3 min
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