Tanzania’s $10bn SGR is an electrified medium-speed line that will eventually connect the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam with the densely populated Great Lake states of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua and Agencies | The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) said Wednesday that it had received …
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The SGR was originally an East African project, but faced financing problems. Kenya did a section of the SGR but it did not connect to Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan as was originally planned over 8years ago. Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction works on the delayed Standard Gauge Railway …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Railways Corporation is not about to deploy electric trains, at least shortly, amidst demands for a “more modern railway system” for the country. The government, through its URC, is intensifying efforts to restore the railway network and recently completed the Kampala-Mukono line, a …
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Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project affected persons (PAPs) staged a protest in Mafubira trading center along the Jinja-Kamuli highway Tuesday, over what they described as delayed compensation. The protesters, mostly women and youth, marched from areas including Kamuli Road, Mafubira Zone A, and Mafubira Zone …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of Uganda’s leg of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will finally start next month, eight years after its launch in Kampala by East African Presidents. Uganda has signed a landmark $3bn (£2.3bn) contract with Turkish construction firm Yapi Merkezi to build a 272km …
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Kenya’s high-speed rail offering just made rail travel a lot more luxurious, providing passengers with an experience to compete with business class flights SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Spacious cabins, complete with fully reclining seats reminiscent of the business class on an aircraft, entertainment options, and fine dining experiences …
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MOMBASA, Kenya | Xinhua | Four African transport ministers agreed on Friday to expedite the completion of the remaining sections of the high-speed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha, Kenya, to regional countries. The ministers of transport from Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Rwanda, who …
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Critics want mega-infrastructure investments scrapped COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Big infrastructure projects such as the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Uganda, have critics saying such investments have led to high inflation and increased cost of living for ordinary citizens and limited growth. This happened after countries like Uganda, …
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CONFIRMED: Uganda writes to Chinese firm to cancel $2.2bn SGR railway line building contract, turns eyes to Turks Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has written to the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) seeking to cancel an eight year old $2.2bn Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) contract. According to a high level source …
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Modernization of critical infrastructures like roads, railways, seaports and airports has been a central feature of China-Africa cooperation Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | When the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was launched on May 31, 2017, Grace Wambui, a middle-aged Kenyan trader, could thus transport her goods seamlessly to earn profit. …
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