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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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