The Tanzania standard gauge railway has emerged to be the most advanced on the continent, according to a Canadian consultant who worked on scoping studies on Africa’s railways for the AU. “There are a ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a coordination agreement with Deutsche Bank and Société Générale to raise up to $1.2bn for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project in Tanzania.

Tanzania has signed a $1.46 billion loan agreement with Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania to fund the construction of 550 km (341.75 miles) of standard gauge railway running between the commercial ...

The new rail line will help lower cargo transportation costs. Credit: Sophia Hilmar from Pixabay. Tanzania has reached a $2.2bn contract with a Chinese firm for the construction of a final section of ...

Turkish contractor Yapi Merkezi late last month signed a $1.9-billion turnkey contract for the construction of 368 kilometers of electrified standard gauge railway (SGR) in Tanzania comprising ...

The East African nation of Tanzania has signed a contract with two Chinese firms for the design and construction of a 341-kilometer single-track electrified standard gauge railway line.

This new 282km (175-mile) standard gauge railway (SGR) aims to transport three million metric tonnes of minerals annually with a primary focus on bolstering trade between Tanzania and Burundi.

Credit: Stoqliq/Shutterstock. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a coordination agreement with Deutsche Bank and Société Générale to raise up to $1.2bn for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ...

Tanzania has signed a $1.46 billion loan agreement with Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania to fund the construction of 550 km (341.75 miles) of standard gauge railway running between the commercial ...