The World Bank has approved a US$206mn fund to repair Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s (JKIA) arrivals hall, which was destroyed by fire in August 2013
Logistics
Motherwell Bridge to build cranes for West African terminals
Engineering firm Motherwell Bridge has announced that it has won a contract to construct and commission 16 cranes for container terminals in West Africa
Rail line work between Niger and Benin to begin next month
Construction work on the Cotonou-Parakou-Niamey rail link between Benin and Niger will begin on 7 April 2014, according to Nigerian officials
South Africa awards US$4.7 billion locomotive supply contract
South Africa’s state-owned freight transport and logistics company, Transnet, has awarded a R50bn (US$4.7bn) contract for the building of 1,064 locomotives to four global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
Tanzania and Burundi sign MoU to build cargo railway line
Tanzania and Burundi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct a 195km railway cargo line between the two East African countries