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Standard Gauge Railway: The Arithmetic Does Not Add Up.

There is an air of excitement and expectation at the prospect of a new era of transportation with the launch of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway. Like every foreign initiated mega-project ...
The Africa Report

Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway: Most advanced, but victim of minor private sector investment

Just over a decade ago as he appeared on a panel at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa, the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was asked by journalist Robyn Curnow about the ...
The Nation Newspaper

Is Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) needed now?

The discussion surrounding the implementation of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nigeria has sparked significant debate and scrutiny in recent times. As the government pushes forward with plans to ...
Railway Technology

Tanzania awards $2.2bn contract for Standard Gauge Railway project

The new rail line will help lower cargo transportation costs. Credit: Sophia Hilmar from Pixabay. Tanzania has reached a $2.2bn contract with a Chinese firm for the construction of a final section of ...
Railway Technology

Kano-Maradi Railway Line, Nigeria

The 393km Kano-Maradi railway line will connect Kano in Nigeria to Maradi in Niger. The 393km Kano-Maradi single-track standard gauge line is being developed between Nigeria to Niger. Credit: BELL KA ...
The Nation Newspaper

Eight African countries with outstanding railway systems

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, February 29, officially commissioned the Lagos Mass Rail Transit (LMRT) red line train project. The project, which is in its first phase, runs from Agbado in Ogun ...