Zambia Railways (ZR) has signed a US$51 million contract for a state-of-the-art signalling and telecommunication project
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Zambia to get railway line linking copper mines
Zambia’s Northwest Rail Company (NWR) has awarded a 590km railway line contract to Grindrod Freight Services to link copper mines from northern Zambian to Angolan borders
Djibouti and Shanghai Electric sign deal to construct power line for railway project
The government of Djibouti and China’s Shanghai Electric have signed an agreement for the construction of a 63 kV power line for a railway project, linking the African nation with Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and South Sudan
Tanzania to spend US$85 million in 2013-14 to improve rail infrastructure
Tanzania has set aside US$85mn for upgrading its rail services in the financial year 2013-14 to ease cost of transportation within the country and to eastern and southern Africa
Kenya launches US$13.8 billion railway project
The Kenyan government has started work on a US$13.8bn railway project which will link the nation with Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan, and enhance trade between the countries