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By Bruce Kaunda
As crude oil prices increase on the world market, African countries have started experiencing the worst economic effects. For Zambia, the global economic trend, coupled with old technology being used at the country's only oil distilling facility - Indeni Petroleum Refinery in Ndola, has resulted in increased prices for petroleum products.
On August 9, 2005, British Airways te...
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James Hall
For a nation plagued by poverty, AIDS and governance issues, infrastructure improvement might not seem like a pressing need, but in Swaziland it appears as if the public and private sectors expect to literally drive their way to national prosperity on an expanding network of road and rail.
“One cannot overemphasise the importance of the availability of adequate, integrated and...
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Prequalified Bidders submitted their Proposals for the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) concession on April 13, 2005. The ceremony was presided by the Presidential Parastatal Sector Reform Commission (PSRC) with advisory support from CPCS Transcom (Canada). CPCS has acted as the Lead Transaction Advisor to PSRC for the concessioning of the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) since 2003.
Thi...
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Based on the paper presented by Godfrey M. Onyango, Executive Secretary, Northern Corridor Transit Transport Co-ordination Authority, Kenya, at the AfricaRail Conference
The Northern corridor is a multi-modal transport corridor (served by a combination of rail, road, pipeline and inland waterways), which links the Great Lakes countries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...
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GE Transportation's Rail division provides a broad portfolio of rail technology solutions and products to help customers around the world optimise the efficiency of their locomotives, improve productivity of their rail operations and decrease operational costs.
Based in Erie, Pennsylvania, GE Transportation's Rail division is very active throughout the African continent, where GE has be...
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Pioneer Corporation Africa Limited (PCA) is a Zimbabwean based public holding company for a diverse group of businesses spanning the local and regional road transport, courier and logistics industry. Related and associated companies include vehicle dealerships and distributorships as well as fuel and tyre services.
The key services offered by subsidiary companies of PCA include logistics ha...
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Overview of Ghana's railway network
Ghana's small but economically vital rail network is confined to the southern half of the country, which is also the most populous and economically advanced. It is managed by the Ghana Railway Company Limited, a public sector organisation, under the tutelage of the Ministry of Ports, Harbours and Railways. The company owns and operates a network with a...
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A good road infrastructure is vital to a country’s economic and social development, however the resultant increase in traffic flows is generally associated with a growth in road accidents year after year. Between 1980 and 1995, the total number of road deaths in Sub-Saharan African countries increased by approximately 25%. Worldwide, over 1 million people are killed in road accidents and 50 millio...
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