Category Archives: African High Speed Railway

South Africa:Plans for Super High Speed Rail in Progress

Currently Gautrain ( 80km Johannesburg-Pretoria) is South Africa`s fastest train at 160km/hr . At the recent Southern African Transport Conference held in Pretoria the possibilities of high speed rail in excess of 160km/hr were discussed. This is excellent news for the South African economy .

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PD Lawton and Christophe Ndayiragije on the African Continental Railway

Christophe Ndayiragije, author of Africa the Rising Economic Power, and PD Lawton in conversation with Jeremy Nell on TNT radio. We discuss the African Integrated  High Speed Railway as well as the grand corruption of the IMF, World Bank and collusion with Glencore

 

https://tntradio.live/shows/jerm-warfare-with-jeremy-nell/

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Regional Coordination Key in Africa’s High-Speed Rail Network Project

Interview with Eric Ntagengerwa, Acting Head of the Transport and Mobility Division at the Infrastructure and Energy Department, African Union Commission

Source: Railways Africa Magazine

The conversation unveils the meticulous coordination required to manage the 13 projects within the High-Speed Railway Network, all aimed at connecting Africa through an integrated Read the rest

Legal Reform: Good News for the Nigerian Railway Sector

re posted from                                        CORBE GROUP

This new law is pivotal to the formalization of the reform and restructuring of the railway.

THE NIGERIAN RAILWAY CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT 2023

By Rowland Ataguba,           9 June 2023

Rowland Ataguba

This paper reviews the implications of the constitution amendment for the Nigerian railway industry. It … Read the rest

Tanzania, Burundi to build $900 million ELECTRIC HIGH SPEED standard gauge railway

This connection is part of the Central Corridor of the AIHSRN, from Dar es Salaam across the continent to Pointe Noire on the Atlantic coast

Source: CGTN

 

18 April 2023

Tanzania and Burundi are planning to build an electric Read the rest

Tanzania Section of AIHSRN: Progress Video Standard Gauge Railway Line From Morogoro to Makutupora

Turkish construction company Yapi Merkezi are constructing the Tanzanian section of the Central Corridor of the AFRICAN INTEGRATED HIGH SPEED RAILWAY NETWORK ( AIHSRN).

“Yapı Merkezi is constructing the fastest railway in East Africa. The first phase of the 1,224 km total line, the 202 km long Dar Es Salaam-Morogoro … Read the rest

South Africa and the Anglo-American Corporation: Africa’s Liberation from the Rhodes’ Legacy is Now

Presentation by PD Lawton – topics discussed: political leverage by South Africa`s largest and oldest corporation, HIV AIDS – Dr Nancy Turner Banks, Black Economic Empowerment, Robert Sobukwe, ESKOM and the attack on South African industrial capacity

Source: Canadian Patriot Press

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