Long-delayed work begins on key rail line in West Africa
Posted: 05 Dec 2017, 14:41
Long-delayed work begins on key rail line in West Africa
Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso on Monday began work to overhaul and expand a single-track rail line connecting Abidjan to the Burkinabe capital that is a vital link between the Sahel and Atlantic coast.
Renovating the 1,260-kilometre (782-mile) track — which had first been announced in 2015 with no work being started — is expected to take eight years...