Africa

Kenya and Tanzania independently progress with their standard-gauge freight links

Infrastructure · May 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager signs access deals with 11 operators

Freight Rail · May 14, 2026 · 2 min read

Cairo Monorail starts passenger service

Passenger Rail

Cairo Monorail starts passenger service

Zambia and Botswana fast-track 430 km MKL rail project

Infrastructure

Zambia and Botswana fast-track 430 km MKL rail project

WWRMS will overhaul six Zambia Railways locomotives

Rolling Stock

WWRMS will overhaul six Zambia Railways locomotives

Start of container transport on Standard Gauge Railway in Tanzania

Business

Start of container transport on Standard Gauge Railway in Tanzania

Lobito Atlantic Railway obtains EUR 690 million financing for corridor rehabilitation in Angola

Infrastructure

Lobito Atlantic Railway obtains EUR 690 million financing for corridor rehabilitation in Angola

Liberia gives Ivanhoe Atlantic a green light on iron ore rail transport from Guinea to the Atlantic coast

Freight Rail

Liberia gives Ivanhoe Atlantic a green light on iron ore rail transport from Guinea to the Atlantic coast

SITARAIL adds four GL30 diesel-electric locomotives to fleet on Ivory Coast to Burkina Faso corridor

Rolling Stock

SITARAIL adds four GL30 diesel-electric locomotives to fleet on Ivory Coast to Burkina Faso corridor

Traxtion buys 46 Kiwi Rail locomotives and new wagons for South African freight

Business

Traxtion buys 46 Kiwi Rail locomotives and new wagons for South African freight

TER Phase 2: Dakar–airport line completes system integration tests

Passenger Rail

TER Phase 2: Dakar–airport line completes system integration tests

Transnet gets 200th Alstom Traxx 23E locomotive

Rolling Stock

Transnet gets 200th Alstom Traxx 23E locomotive

EU reaches agreement on revised rules for railway capacity allocation

Business

EU reaches agreement on revised rules for railway capacity allocation

Cairo welcomes Siemens’ Velaro as Egypt builds 6th largest HSR network

Rolling Stock

Cairo welcomes Siemens’ Velaro as Egypt builds 6th largest HSR network

Camrail prepares for bauxite exports from Minim-Martap in Cameroon

Freight Rail

Camrail prepares for bauxite exports from Minim-Martap in Cameroon

Egypt completes traffic control upgrade on Cairo–Alexandria line with Hitachi Rail

Technology & Innovation

Egypt completes traffic control upgrade on Cairo–Alexandria line with Hitachi Rail

Foundation stone laid for standard gauge rail link between Tanzania and Burundi

Infrastructure

Foundation stone laid for standard gauge rail link between Tanzania and Burundi

First batch of iron ore wagons arrives at Morébaya as Transguinéen enters operational phase

Rolling Stock

First batch of iron ore wagons arrives at Morébaya as Transguinéen enters operational phase

Transnet and UMK sign 10-year contract for manganese transport by rail

Freight Rail

Transnet and UMK sign 10-year contract for manganese transport by rail

Mozambique orders 10 more locomotives from BLW

Rolling Stock

Mozambique orders 10 more locomotives from BLW

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