Welcome to the Projects Portal. Here, you will find all the rail projects in Africa. We track projects from conception to commissioning stage. New projects are added as they’re announced.

Project NameCountryCurrent StageTypeCategoryLength (km)Cost ($M)Project StartCompletionLast Updated
Trans-Zambezi Railway Extension, Namibia Namibia Feasibility Heavy Haul Extension 767 May 19, 2021
Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Nigeria Under construction Rapid Transit New Line 54 1,400 2010 May 17, 2021
Tunisia High Speed Rail Phase 1 Tunisia Feasibility High Speed Rail New Line 180 891 Feb 1, 2021
Gautrain Rapid Rail Extension South Africa Feasibility Rapid Transit Extension 149 Aug 26, 2021
Sfax Light Rail Phase 1 Tunisia Design Tram New Line 13.5 250 Feb 1, 2021
Alexandria Metro Phase 1 Egypt Tender Metro Upgrade 22 1,700 Aug 13, 2021
Cairo Metro Line 4 Phase 1 Egypt Contract Award Metro New Line 19 4,038 Jul 7, 2021
Khartoum Tramway, Sudan Sudan Feasibility Tram New Line 25 Nov 9, 2020
Kampala Light Rail Transit Phase I Uganda Feasibility Light Rail New Line 35 700 Nov 2, 2020
Alexandria Tram Network Rehabilitation Project Egypt Design Tram Modernization 13.8 400 Jul 7, 2021
Morogoro – Makutupora Railway Tanzania Under construction Main Line New Line 336 1,924 2018 Jul 7, 2021
Egypt National Railways Modernization Project (ENRMP) Egypt Ongoing Signalling/Control Modernization 953 803 2010 Jul 7, 2021
Mtwara-Songea-Mbama Bay Railway, Tanzania Tanzania Design Heavy Haul New Line 968 Oct 24, 2020
Accra SkyTrain – Ghana Ghana Feasibility Rapid Transit New Line 194 2,600 Oct 23, 2020
Ghana-Burkina Faso Railway Interconnectivity Project Multinational Feasibility Main Line New Line 1200 Apr 28, 2021
Trans-Kalahari Railway Multinational Conceptual Heavy Haul New Line 1500 Oct 21, 2020
Ethiopia-Sudan Railway Multinational Feasibility Main Line New Line 1512 Dec 14, 2020
Rabat-Salé Tramway Extension Morocco Feasibility Light Rail Extension 30 Oct 18, 2020
Metro Grand Sousse Line D – Tunisia Tunisia Approval Metro New Line 13.6 Oct 18, 2020
Metro Grand Sousse Line C – Tunisia Tunisia Approval Metro New Line 17.8 Oct 18, 2020
Metro Grand Sousse Line B – Tunisia Tunisia Approval Metro New Line 12.7 Oct 18, 2020
Mwanza – Isaka Railway Tanzania Contract Award Main Line New Line 249 1320 Jan 8, 2021
Eswatini Rail Link (ERL) Project Multinational Design Heavy Haul New Line 150 1,500 Oct 18, 2020
Nseluka–Mpulungu Railway Zambia Tender Heavy Haul New Line 192 964.8 Oct 18, 2020
Kafue – Ziwa Railway Multinational Conceptual Main Line New Line 341 Oct 18, 2020
Livingstone – Kazungula – Sesheke Railway Zambia Design Heavy Haul New Line 200 837 May 19, 2021
Nyamayabwe Mutuali Railway Line Mozambique Conceptual Main Line New Line 440 Oct 18, 2020
10th of Ramadan LRT Phase I Egypt Under construction Light Rail New Line 74 1,240 2019 Jul 7, 2021
Blue Downs Rail Link – South Africa South Africa Design Commuter Rail New Line 11.5 Oct 18, 2020
Kano-Maradi/Kano-Dutse Railway Line Nigeria Contract Award Main Line New Line 378 1820 Jul 7, 2021
Eastern Railway Line Project – Ghana Ghana Contract Award Main Line Modernization 340 2,200 Jul 7, 2021
Motherwell Passenger Rail Corridor – South Africa South Africa Design Commuter Rail New Line 17 Dec 15, 2020
Egypt High Speed Rail (Line 1) Egypt Contract Award High Speed Rail New Line 543 9000 Jul 7, 2021
Casablanca Tramway T3 & T4 Morocco Under construction Tram New Line 26.5 850 2020 Jul 7, 2021
Nairobi Commuter Rail Service (NCRS) Kenya Under construction Commuter Rail Modernization 160 Jul 7, 2021
Northwest Rail Project – Zambia Zambia Feasibility Heavy Haul New Line 590 989 Jul 7, 2021
Regional Express Train (TER) Phase II Senegal Under construction Commuter Rail New Line 55 1,140 2016 Dec 15, 2020
Cairo Monorail Egypt Under construction Monorail New Line 96 3,200 2020 Jul 7, 2021
Abidjan Metro Line 1 Ivory Coast Contract Award Rapid Transit New Line 37.5 1,560 Jun 7, 2021
Awash-Kombolcha-Weldiya/Hara Gebeya Ethiopia Under construction Main Line New Line 392 1,700 2015 Dec 15, 2020
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