re posted from EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 22nd August, 2023: Negotiations between the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic … Read the rest
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
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
productive employment and manufacturing, put this together with the high- speed electric standard guage railway from Dar es Salaam – Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda and beyond. Tanzania`s transformation is certain!
Source: AfrikaNow Afrika Tomorrow
10 Feb 2023… Read the rest
I LOVE THIS!!!! This is the new paradigm for Africa. Electrified, super modern, super fast railway blasting its way from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania to Burundi, Eastern Congo, Rwanda and then on across Congo to Congo Brazzaville on the Atlantic coast! What`s not to love???
Source: Yapi Merkezi
by PD Lawton , 5 November 2022
“Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation. The notion that in order to have a nation it is necessary for there to be a common language, a common territory and common culture has … Read the rest
progress report from the Turkish construction company contracted to build the ELECTRIC high speed railway from Dar es Salaam to the Great Lakes. In this video you can see construction of high voltage sub-stations, the near completion of Dodoma passenger train station and the incredible scenery, including baobabs, of central … Read the rest
re posted from RAIL-BUS
Burundi and the DRC had signed on Saturday August 20, 2022 in Kinshasa in the DRC a bilateral agreement for implementation financing and a request for financing to be sent to the AfDB for the feasibility studies for the construction of the standard gauge railway, Gitega-Bujumbura-Uvira-Kindu … Read the rest
Brilliant news for Congo, especially the east. Analysts say 5 years from now eastern Congo is finally going to be transformed. The biggest game-changer for the economy will be the railway link-ups to Dar es Salaam via Bujumbura and Kigali to Bukavu and Goma.
Source: CGTN Africa
Transport costs within the continent are some of the highest in the world because of the chronic infrastructure deficit. That MAKES POVERTY !
Source:The New Africa Channel
16 Jan 2022
Railway development in Africa: 9 most … Read the rest