Railway Transport in Africa

RITES South Africa locomotive order has been confirmed through a regulatory disclosure, with the company securing a Rs 3.

Lobito Atlantic Railway upgrade financing has been confirmed at $753 million after the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) agreed a $200 million loan for the Lobito Atlantic Railway concession in Angola, as outlined by DBSA.

Lobito rail corridor modernization will move forward after the United States formally announced on Wednesday a $553 million loan for the Angola project.

RITES Botswana MoU sets a new framework for cooperation between RITES Ltd. and the Government of the Republic of Botswana to develop and modernise the country’s transport infrastructure, with railways as a central priority.

Lobito Corridor railway financing has moved from negotiation to signature, with the U. S.

Simandou railway commissioning is now under way in Guinea, with commissioning and testing starting on the integrated corridor linking a 600km trans-Guinean railway and a port for the Simandou iron-ore mine in the southeast, International Railway Journal reports.

Angola’s Ministry of Transport has launched the Namibe Corridor concession tender for the operation, management, and maintenance of the corridor, alongside plans for a future rail link to Namibia, as outlined in the Railway Journal tender notice.

NRC evacuation of derailed train efforts have begun at Omi Adio, where a cargo train left the tracks along the Ibadan–Abeokuta Road, as reported by TVC News.

Locomotive modernization in South Africa is set to be part of a deal by private operator Traxtion, which is investing R3.

Alstom train driver’s desks Morocco project marks a major expansion of the group’s industrial footprint, backed by an EUR 8.

Camrail GE compressor maintenance is shifting from the United States to Cameroon. The railway operator has stopped sending compressor units from its General Electric locomotives overseas and is moving all servicing to local workshops in Douala, a change first highlighted by Ecofin Agency.

TAZARA railway modernisation sits at the heart of a new agreement between China, Zambia and Tanzania. The three governments have signed on to overhaul the historic line and, in doing so, to strengthen trade links between African countries, as reported by Economic Times Infra.