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Building the Future of Rail Starts with Women

Building the Future of Rail Starts with Women

07 August 2026
SADC, South Africa
Skills Development & Labour
3 min
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Eswatini Railways and RSR Strengthen Regional Safety Cooperation

06 August 2026
SADC, Swaziland / Eswatini
Safety & Security
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Kinshasa–Brazzaville Road-Rail Bridge Advances

06 August 2026
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Policy & Legislation
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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European Lightweighting Network Opens R&D Call for Lighter, More Sustainable Materials

European Lightweighting Network Opens R&D Call for Lighter, More Sustainable Materials

06 August 2026
SADC, South Africa
Finance & Investment
3 min
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RSR and UJ Join Forces to Build a Stronger Safety Culture for South Africa’s Railways

RSR and UJ Join Forces to Build a Stronger Safety Culture for South Africa’s Railways

06 August 2026
SADC, South Africa
Skills Development & Labour
3 min
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Nairobi County Executive Approves Phase I of the Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System

Nairobi County Executive Approves Phase I of the Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System

31 July 2026
East Africa, Kenya
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Kaleido Logistics and TransNamib Launch Walvis Bay–Karibib Rail Corridor to Boost Namibia’s Freight Capacity

Kaleido Logistics and TransNamib Launch Walvis Bay–Karibib Rail Corridor to Boost Namibia’s Freight Capacity

31 July 2026
SADC, Namibia
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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AfDB Appraises Lagos Green Line Project

31 July 2026
West Africa, Niger
Finance & Investment
Passenger Rail & Public Transport
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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TMA Strengthens DRC Leadership to Accelerate Critical Minerals and Border Trade Programmes

TMA Strengthens DRC Leadership to Accelerate Critical Minerals and Border Trade Programmes

31 July 2026
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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Khartoum–Wad Madani Railway Line Reopens Following Rehabilitation

31 July 2026
North Africa, Sudan
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Competition Tribunal Approves SII Rail Investments’ Acquisition of Traxtion

30 July 2026
SADC, South Africa
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
1 min
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DRC Cabinet Approves Mota-Engil PPP for Dilolo–Kolwezi–Lubumbashi–Sakania Railway Line

30 July 2026
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Pit-to-Port
Transport Infrastructure
1 min
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Zeromec and Premnath Rail Sign Railway Maintenance Partnership

Zeromec and Premnath Rail Sign Railway Maintenance Partnership

29 July 2026
SADC, South Africa
Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment
2 min
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Proparco, IFC and SETRAG Sign a €312 Million Financing Agreement to Modernise the Trans-Gabon Railway

Proparco, IFC and SETRAG Sign a €312 Million Financing Agreement to Modernise the Trans-Gabon Railway

29 July 2026
Central Africa, Gabon
Finance & Investment
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
4 min
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Kenya Reports 70% Earthworks Completion on Voi–Taveta MGR Rehabilitation

Kenya Reports 70% Earthworks Completion on Voi–Taveta MGR Rehabilitation

29 July 2026
East Africa, Tanzania
Freight & Logistics
Transport Infrastructure
2 min
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