Railway Transport in Africa

Mozambique has entered a new era in logistics development thanks to an agreement between the Ports and Railways Administration (CFM) and the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The Lobito Atlantic Railway operator has signed a contract with the South African company Galison Manufacturing to supply 275 flatbed railcars for transporting containers of various sizes — 10, 20, and 40 feet long, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

In early June 2024, a long-awaited event took place in Tanzania: passenger services commenced on an electrified single-track line between the capital, Dar es Salaam, and Morogoro, a city located in the country's center, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Mirai Rail, a leader in South Africa's railway industry, has reaffirmed its reputation by delivering the first refurbished train to PRASA, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

On May 29, 2024, the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) system resumed operation in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

South African company Galison has signed a contract with Lobito Atlantic Railway, a joint venture from Angola, to supply 275 container flatcars, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

CRRC Ziyang Co, a Chinese giant in the railway equipment industry, has officially handed over 10 hybrid locomotives for the 1067 mm gauge to the mining company Leone Rock Metal Group in Sierra Leone, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

South African company Galison has fulfilled an order for the supply of 50 universal platforms for cargo transportation in Congo and Zambia, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Polish company Pesa delivered the first diesel train to Ghana, marking its debut contract for supplying rolling stock to Africa, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

British steel company British Steel has signed a contract to supply 9,500 tons of rails for the Green Line project in Egypt, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The USA plans to invest over $1 billion in a 1700-kilometer railway line stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

PESA Bydgoszcz has already manufactured the first train, which will be delivered to the Ghanaian customer, as reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply, citing Raport Kolejowy.