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Browsing: SGR Tanzania
The Dar-Dodoma SGR cuts travel time by more than half the time. Two Presidents and one former President aboard the…
New investment in Tanzania’s railways sector is expected to directly benefit nearly 900,000 people and indirectly impact an estimated 3.5…
Kenya and Uganda agree to add 2,746 kilometers to the SGR, increasing overall cost of the project to over $19.4…
The Entebbe airport stands to transform Uganda’s movement over time as it advances to become an oil economy alongside Tanzania.
South Africa, one of the wealthiest countries, has the largest road network, 750,000kms, while Tanzania, East Africa’s competitive economy, has more than 86,000km of roads.
In the current economic scenario, where uncertainty brought by economic shocks from the pandemic and political tensions force nations to expand their horizon of influence, the past years have shown why African infrastructures must be robust and conducive to enhancing value creation.
Whoever moves fast and swiftly dominates the economic conversation. South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria are among the top African nations with more robust economies.
China is one of Tanzania’s biggest trade partner Tanzania’s industrial economy has been growing over the past decade Tanzania has…
Tanzania has one of the largest international airports in East Africa Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway is slated to commence operation…
In the most recent development, an additional 282km of the railway are being constructed to connect Tanzania and Burundi giving the latter access to East Africa biggest and busiest port.
The construction is an extension of the already laid down Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Tanzania. The two governments have signed an agreement that paves way for new rail to be laid at a sum of US$900 million.
What does this extension mean for Burundi and how will it benefit Tanzania?
Apart from the obvious economic benefits, let’s first consider the small towns through which the railway snakes. From Tanzania’s little town of Uvinza in the Kigoma region to the bustling capital city of Gitega in Burundi, the railway is expected to spark life, rejuvenate slowed businesses and build new people relations.
Construction of a 368 KM stretch of standard gauge railway, estimated to cost $1.9 billion signed between Tanzania and Turkish…