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Jul
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Ghana to sign $3.2 billion railway project deal with Thelo DB consortium

Ghana to sign $3.2 billion railway project deal with Thelo DB consortium

BUSINESS
GHANA'S government will sign an agreement next week with Thelo DB consortium for a $3.2 billion project to develop and make operational its Western Railway Line, the company said in a statement. Thelo DB is a South African railway entity incorporated between Thelo Ventures, an African industrial company, and Germany's Deutsche Bahn Engineering & Consulting (DB). The Thelo DB consortium also includes Ghanaian partner Transtech Consult. Ghana's Western Railway line runs a total of 339 kilometres (210 miles) from Takoradi Port to Kumasi, but only 66 km is operational, according to the website of Ghana's Ministry of Railways Development, where…
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Jul
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Kenya’s huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here’s how

Kenya’s huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here’s how

ENVIRONMENT
KENYA is constructing a railway line that connects the coastal port of Mombasa and the interior of the country. It is expected to terminate at Malaba, a town on the border with Uganda, and link up with other railways that are being built in East Africa. It’s locally known as the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). TOBIAS NYUMBA, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Nairobi The passenger and freight railway line is one of the biggest infrastructure investments in Kenya’s history. Construction began in 2014 at an estimated cost of US$3.8 billion, 90% of which is supplied by a loan from…
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