Tanzania takes on Kenya with SGR link to DRC

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Tanzania takes on Kenya with SGR link to DRC

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Tanzania takes on Kenya with Sh271bn SGR link to DRC
Kenya’s plan to control East Africa’s logistics corridor has been put to a fresh test after Tanzania moved to extend its standard gauge railway (SGR) to neighbouring landlocked countries, months after Kenya’s line hit a dead end in Naivasha, reigniting the rivalry between the two biggest nations in the region. Tanzania inked a $2.2 billion (Sh271 billion) deal with two Chinese contractors late last month that will see the final section of the 2,102 km SGR, the longest stretch of the modern railway line on the continent, completed by 2026. The new deal brings the total cost of the railway to $10.04 billion (Sh1.24 trillion) and intensifies competition between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam for the dominance of the trade routes in the region. Analysts reckon that Tanzania’s signing of the contract with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and China Railway Construction Corporation gives Dar a fighting chance in the race to control the trade routes...
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