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April 10, 2026 | Freight

Nigeria moves towards freight network liberalisation

Traxport Rail Services has secured a provisional operating licence.

April 1, 2026 | Financial

Tunisia approves $US 52m loan for infrastructure upgrades

Work will increase freight capacity for phosphate traffic.

$A 1.96bn Sydney Metro West tunnelling contract awarded

Sydney Metro has awarded the Acciona Ferrovial joint venture a $A 1.96bn ($US 1.44bn) contract to build the central section of the Sydney Metro West line.

March 30, 2026 | Africa

Algeria issues construction tenders for new railway

Construction of the 495km Laghouat - Ghardaia - El-Meniaa line will be delivered under two contracts.

March 23, 2026 | Metros

Egypt inaugurates 56.5km monorail

Egyptian president opens the 22-station East of Nile monorail.

March 20, 2026 | Africa

Construction starts on next section of Kenyan SGR

Funding still to be resolved for new 380km standard-gauge line to Ugandan border.

March 17, 2026 | Infrastructure

Spain to fund technical studies for Morocco tunnel

Gibraltar Strait tunnel faces major technical challenges.

March 12, 2026 | Africa

Zambia Railways signs locomotive upgrade contract

Vendor-financed contract covers the refurbishment of six mainline locomotives.

March 9, 2026 | Africa

Islamic Development Bank to fund Uganda’s Standard Gauge Railway

Appraisal mission makes site visit following talks to agree €405m contribution to SGR project.

February 23, 2026 | Africa

New line opens to copper mine in Democratic Republic of Congo

The new line serves the Tenke Fungurume mining concession.

February 13, 2026 | Infrastructure

Algeria opens heavy-haul railway

The 575km line connects a huge new iron-ore mine in the Sahara Desert to the Algerian rail network.

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