Last month, Burundi and Tanzania signed an agreement with two Chinese state-owned companies to construct a new railway to ...

The move is aimed at boosting mineral exports and easing financial pressure on state-owned Transnet after years of ...

“Every inhabitant of Thiès”, wrote a Senegalese novelist, Ousmane Sembène, in 1960, “depended on the railway.” Like many African cities, Thiès was a product of the continent’s first, colonial-era rail ...

St James Station, Cape Town, South Africa. 2023. Drivers cab of the new blue train operating on the Southern Line between Cape Town and Fish Hoek on the coast. Credit: Shutterstock According to an ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Morocco has an ambitious strategy to enhance its high-speed rail ...

What you need to know: The United Nations projects East Africa will be the fastest-growing region in Africa in 2026 at 5.8% GDP growth East Africa is in the middle of a synchronized infrastructure ...

Africa’s extensive railway networks are vital arteries of economic activity, connecting towns, industries, and neighboring nations while facilitating trade and fostering development. From South Africa ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Joe Biden, known for his long-standing affection for trains, ...

Africa is on the brink of a transportation revolution as it embarks on an ambitious plan to overhaul its rail infrastructure, with a high-speed rail network that could reshape the continent’s ...

The planned development is the country's largest railway project in history ...