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West Africa's logistics landscape is set for a meaningful transformation as Togo moves to restore freight rail services between the Autonomous Port of Lomé (PAL) and the Adétikopé Industrial Platform (PIA). The project will make use of roughly 40 kilometres of rehabilitated metre-gauge railway, … read more
Anyone who has tried to move a group of clients across Nairobi on a busy afternoon knows the challenge. Traffic can turn a twenty-minute journey into a two-hour ordeal, and match days have historically been the worst of all. That picture is now set to change. Kenya Railways has begun construction of a commuter rail spur linking central N… read more
Morocco's national railway operator has set out the full scale of an infrastructure programme that will reshape how visitors and business travellers move through the kingdom. The Office National des Chemins de Fer, known across the industry as ONCF, is investing MAD 96 billion towards 2030, anchored by 430 kilometres of entirely… read more
West Africa's trade map is being redrawn, and Ghana has placed itself at the centre of the redesign. The country is advancing plans to link its railway network with Burkina Faso while tying that system into the Volta Lake, creating a corridor capable of carrying agricultural produce, minerals and manufactured goods between the Atlantic coast and… read more
The long-anticipated Trans Kalahari Railway connecting Botswana to Namibia's strategic Walvis Bay port is moving decisively from the drawing board towards implementation, following fresh political momentum from both nations. Botswana's President Duma Boko has publicly declared that construction … read more
Madagascar's northern railway network is entering a decisive new phase, as authorities move to rescue MADARAIL from a period of sharp decline and prepare the ground for a broader modernisation of the country's freight logistics system. For the African travel and transport community, the planned rehabilitation programme represent… read more
Mauritius has once again extended the deadline for international consultancies bidding to shape the future of the island's mobility landscape, granting additional time for firms to submit proposals for its ambitious 20-Year Integrated Land Transport Masterplan. The Ministry of Land Transport, which first published the pro… read more
A quiet but consequential contest is unfolding across the heart of Africa, as two of the world's biggest economic powers manoeuvre for long-term control over the continent's most strategic railway corridors. The United States and China are locked in a discreet tug-of-war over the infrastructure that will move the raw materials u… read more
Africa's
rail infrastructure is once again in the spotlight, with new figures
for 2026 revealing which countries dominate the continent's railway
landscape. As governments across sub-Saharan Africa continue to
prioritise transport modernisation, rail networks are becoming
increasingly central to trade, tourism and regional integration.… read more
Sudan has taken an
important step towards rebuilding its transport backbone with the
reopening of a major railway corridor that had been out of operation for
four years. On 20 July 2026, Sudan's
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Saif Al-Nasr
Al-Tijani Haroun, received a railway maintenan… read more
Togo Revives Rail Link Between Lomé Port and Adétikopé Industrial Hub by 2028
Nairobi builds rail spur to Raila Odinga Stadium, reshaping event travel before AFCON 2027
Morocco commits MAD 96 billion to rail expansion with 430km of new line linking Kenitra to Marrakech
Ghana Bets \$200m on Volta Lake and Rail Corridor to Unlock Sahel Trade Routes
Botswana and Namibia Push Trans Kalahari Railway to Break Ground Before Year-End
Madagascar Rail Rescue: MADARAIL Rehabilitation Plan Targets Freight, Ports and Investment
Mauritius Pushes Deadline for Landmark 20-Year Transport Masterplan to September
Lobito vs Tazara: The Rail Race Redrawing Africa's Trade and Tourism Map
Sudan Reopens 174km Khartoum–Wad Madani Railway After Four Years, Freight Services Resume
