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April 15, 2026 | Africa

Ghana secures EU grant for ETCS project

ETCS Level 1 will be installed on Tema - Mpakadan line.

October 10, 2025 | Africa

Ghana struggles to reopen standard-gauge line

Reopening of Tema - Mpakadan line marred by technical failure.

November 26, 2024 | Africa

Ghana inaugurates standard-gauge railway

The new line runs for 97.6km from Tema to Mpakadan.

June 26, 2024 | Africa

Thelo enters strategic partnership with DB to develop African freight corridors

DB Engineering & Consulting will provide technical expertise for Thelo rail projects.

February 9, 2024 | News

Pesa unveils first DMU for Ghana

Trials in Ghana are due to start next month.

August 30, 2022 | Infrastructure

Thelo DB to develop Ghana’s Western Railway

299km network will cost $US 3.2bn.

June 24, 2022 | Infrastructure

Ghana’s Tema - Mpakadan standard gauge line to open in December

Construction of the 97.6km line was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 6, 2022 | Passenger

20 projects to watch in 2022

Richard Clinnick profiles 20 global rail projects to watch over the next 12 months.

July 8, 2021 | Africa

Africa’s rail sector poised for growth

While interest and the political will to expand rail in Africa is increasing, achieving the level of construction required to create a truly interconnected network will require hard work and much more funding than is currently allocated. David Burroughs talks to the African rail sector to understand the future of rail on the continent.

June 8, 2021 | Infrastructure

Ghana SGR construction to proceed following removal of squatters

Ground on the Kumasi - Obuasi line was broken in September last year.

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