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The interim board of Passenger Rail Authority of South Africa has been dismissed, and the troubled organisation has been put into administration Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced on December 9.
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Speaking at a press conference on November 20, Moroccan National Railways Director General Mohamed Rabie Khlie told media representatives that the high speed Al Boraq service launched by King Mohamed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has awarded a contract to Russia’s United Wagon Company (UWC) to supply 100 freight cars.
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National Railways of Zimbabwe has signed an agreement for United Wagon Co to supply 100 open wagons.
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The construction of a rolling stock assembly plant at Kajola in Ogun state was launched when Vice-President Yemi Osinbanjo attended a groundbreaking ceremony on November 9.
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A memorandum of understanding for the development of a multi-modal dry-port within the future Limpopo Eco-Industrial Park at Musina near the border with Zimbabwe was signed by project promoter Eco-Industrial Solutions and Transnet Freight Rail on October 23.
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The South African province of Gauteng is by far the country’s wealthiest and most economically valuable asset, contributing just over a third to South Africa’s economic output, according to 2016 data from Stats SA.
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Uganda is reportedly planning to revamp its 100-year old railway lines to improve cargo transport in the country.
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Uganda will begin refurbishing its century-old rail network this month to boost bulk cargo transportation, after China halted $2.2 billion in funding for a new standard-gauge line, a senior rail official said on Nov. 6.
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The line will pass through Barrow, with a branch to Lokoja, the Kogi state capital.
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The government and China Railway Construction Corp International have signed a US$3·9bn contract for completion of the railway corridor linking Abuja with the port of Warri.
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A number of agreements for Russian co-operation in railway development were signed at the inaugural Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi on October 23-34, where 54 African countries were represented with 43 heads of state or government attending.
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CRRC Qishuyan unveiled the first NDJ3N diesel trainsets and DF11GN passenger locomotives for Nigeria when Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi visited its factory in China on October 16.
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Transnet Freight Rail launched what it said was the revenue freight service with the most wagons in the world on October 24.
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The Ministry of Railway Development signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian railway consultancy RITES on October 23 during the International Rail Conference 2019 in Delhi.
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Russian Railways (RZD) chairman, Mr Oleg Belozerov, told the forum that rail would play a significant role in the economic development of African countries.
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Kenya opened a new China-funded rail link as part of the government’s agenda to increase investment in infrastructure, and is seeking about 400 billion shillings ($3.8 billion) to upgrade roads.
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Alstom Ubunye, a joint venture of Alstom, has inaugurated a modernised rail factory in Ekurhuleni near Johannesburg in South Africa.
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The contract was awarded in January to CRRC Qishuyan by China Civil Engineering Group which is constructing new standard-gauge lines in Nigeria.
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To what extent has MATISA already taken big strides in utilising technology?
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The Alstom Ubunye joint venture’s modernised factory in Ekurhuleni near Johannesburg was officially inaugurated on October 17, in the presence of Premier of Gauteng province David Makhura and the French Ambassador.
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A limited commuter service will start on October 17 between Nairobi, Rongai and Ngong. A passenger service will also run from Nairobi via Ngong to Suswa on two days per week. Phase 2A will eventually have 12 stations.
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The second phase of a multibillion-dollar railway in Kenya funded and built by China opened to passenger traffic on Thursday to little fanfare but amid growing concerns about its financial viability.
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Kenya has commissioned the second phase Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project linking the capital city of Nairobi to Naivasha.
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The next 120 km section of the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway was formally inaugurated by President Uhuru Kenyatta on October 16.
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