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A railway worker at work. Tanzania and Rwanda recently announced plans to strengthen railway and air connectivity, a strategic step toward boosting regional integration and economic development.
Editorial

Why Rwanda-Tanzania rail and air links matter

Monday, July 28, 2025
Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo (L), chats with Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, at the ministerial session of the 16th Joint Permanent Commission between Rwanda and Tanzania, on Saturday, July 26, in Kigali (courtesy).
International

Tanzania eyes boost in railway, air links with Rwanda

Sunday, July 27, 2025
Chinese investments in economic and social programmes have driven modernization efforts in the Horn of Africa.
Economy

Cooperation with China promotes peace, stability in Horn of Africa: experts

Friday, June 20, 2025
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Africa

Tanzania receives 264 Chinese-made cargo wagons for SGR electric trains

Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Officials announced that at least one million passengers have travelled aboard the standard gauge railway (SGR) electric trains. Courtesy
Africa

Tanzania's new electric train ferries 1 mln passengers in four months

Thursday, November 21, 2024
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, Davis Chirchir, and EAC Partner States Ministers sign the report of the 19th Sectoral Council on Transport, Communications and Meteorology in Mombasa, Kenya. Also in the photos are the EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Andrea Aguer Ariik and Partner States’ Permanent/Principal Secretaries.
Africa

EAC countries urged to eliminate barriers to transportation

Saturday, October 26, 2024
Workers laying tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa section in Narok, Kenya 6 stations on August 1, 2018
Africa

Uganda, Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi ink deal to build standard gauge railway

Monday, October 14, 2024
Delegates during a two-day meeting of senior officials from the peace and security cluster under the Northern Corridor Integration Projects in Kigali on Thursday, October 3. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Security

Northern corridor peace, security meet in Kigali to explore new areas of cooperation

Thursday, October 03, 2024
Gao Zhiqiang, the Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy (R) addresses journalists as Ambassador Wang Xuekun, the envoy of China to Rwanda looks on. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Business

Chinese diplomat on Rwanda’s honey export protocol, railway project

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Tanzania gave a test run of the standard gauge railway (SGR) service between the port city of Dar es Salaam and the national capital of Dodoma on Thursday, July 25.
Africa

Over 900 enjoy free rides as Tanzania conducts test run of SGR service between Dar, Dodoma

Friday, July 26, 2024
Tanzania takes major leap forward in railway modernisation effort
Africa

Tanzania takes major leap forward in railway modernisation effort

Thursday, July 04, 2024
The Minister of Infrastructure, Jimmy Gasore, speaks during the signing ceremony as Kipchumba Murkomen, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport takes notes. Courtesy
Africa

Rwanda, Kenya agree to extend railway network

Saturday, May 04, 2024