Ivanhoe Mines, a Canadian mining company with three principal projects in southern Africa, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lobito Atlantic International SARL (LAI) to transport Kamoa-Kakula copper concentrate by rail to the Atlantic Ocean port of Lobito, Angola
Rail
Strengthening railways with steel sleepers
Steel sleepers are being introduced to upgrade a railway line at a bauxite mine in Guinea
Alstom aims to bolster Morocco rail industry
Alstom, a manufacturer which operates in rail transport markets worldwide, has announced it will construct a second rail plant in Morocco which will make driving cabs for regional and underground railway trains
Egyptian locomotives to benefit from Czech expertise
Škoda Group, a Czech engineering company, has signed significant contracts with Egyptian National Railways to modernise and maintain at least 280 electro-diesel locomotives
New contract awards for Egypt high-speed line
NGE, with its subsidiary TSO, has signed a contract to build 330 km of high-speed line in Egypt