African Minerals is to lease an additional 14 locomotives from South African company RRL Grindrod for use in Sierra Leone
Rail
Ethiopia rail project attracts Chinese and Turkish investors
Ethiopia has signed agreements with Turkey and China to set up a major railway network for improving communication across the country
Railway funding boost for Rift Valley
Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the company that runs rail services in Kenya and Uganda, has received US$49 million to carry out infrastructure upgrades
Transnet’s second healthcare train launched
Transnet, to extend the reach of its healthcare offering, has launched its second health train — Phelophepa II
China to fund Tanzanian and Zambian rail revival
China has announced plans to pump more than US$66 million into the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) to revamp operations and fund infrastructure rehabilitation