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Kenya Railways Reports Start of SGR Phase 2 Works in Accessible Sections as Ugandan Delegation Visits

Kenya Railways Reports Start of SGR Phase 2 Works in Accessible Sections as Ugandan Delegation Visits

08 September 2026
East Africa, Uganda

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

3 min

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DRC Expands ONATRA Rail Fleet Alongside Congo River Transport Programme

DRC Expands ONATRA Rail Fleet Alongside Congo River Transport Programme

08 September 2026
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Freight & Logistics

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

2 min

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Unirail-Greco Team Assesses Four Uganda Railways 98XX Locomotives

Unirail-Greco Team Assesses Four Uganda Railways 98XX Locomotives

08 September 2026
East Africa, Uganda

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

1 min

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World Bank Report Calls for Shift from Trade Links to Production Hubs

World Bank Report Calls for Shift from Trade Links to Production Hubs

08 September 2026

Freight & Logistics

Policy & Legislation

3 min

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Botswana Railways Moves to Lift Coal Freight Capacity as Four Locomotives Return to Service

Botswana Railways Moves to Lift Coal Freight Capacity as Four Locomotives Return to Service

08 September 2026
SADC, Botswana

Freight & Logistics

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

2 min

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TRIM Completes Cape Mainline Recovery after May Washaways at Worcester and Leeu-Gamka

TRIM Completes Cape Mainline Recovery after May Washaways at Worcester and Leeu-Gamka

08 September 2026
SADC, South Africa

Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

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Zambian President Wants TAZARA Revitalisation Accelerated

Zambian President Wants TAZARA Revitalisation Accelerated

08 September 2026
East Africa, Tanzania

Freight & Logistics

Transport Infrastructure

2 min

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Ugandan Parliament Adopts Report on Financial and Asset Failures at Uganda Railways

Ugandan Parliament Adopts Report on Financial and Asset Failures at Uganda Railways

08 September 2026
East Africa, Uganda

Policy & Legislation

3 min

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Transport Department Targets End of September for TRIM Network Statement

08 September 2026
SADC, South Africa

Policy & Legislation

1 min

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GIZ Invites Bids for Rail Cold-Chain Investment Pipeline on Tanzania's Central Corridor

08 September 2026
East Africa, Tanzania

Finance & Investment

Freight & Logistics

1 min

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Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Authority Board Appoints Chair as Highway Project Advances

08 September 2026
West Africa, Togo

2 min

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Ferkessédougou Dry Port Construction Reaches 30% with Rail to Carry Most Freight

08 September 2026
West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire

Freight & Logistics

2 min

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Namibia Opens Prequalification for Kranzberg–Otjiwarongo Railway Upgrade

08 September 2026
SADC, Namibia

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

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TRC Seeks Consultant for 120 km Kilosa-Gulwe-Igandu Rehabilitation Design

08 September 2026
East Africa, Tanzania

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

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Senegal Advances Preliminary Design for Dakar-Tambacounda Standard-Gauge Railway

08 September 2026
West Africa, Senegal

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

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