A solution at last for Tazara?

Talks appear to be underway in Tanzania and Zambia over allowing a Chinese company to operate the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara).

The government of Zambia wants to develop a new US$2.3B railway to the Port of Nacala to carry bulk and container traffic.

The government of Tanzania has banned the export of unprocessed copper and gold after it accused Acacia Mining of massively underreporting its exports.

Australian mining firm Strandline revealed this week that it has signed an earn-in and joint venture agreement worth up to US$10.75M with Rio Tinto.

Kigali has surprisingly opted to develop a new railway to Tanzania rather than the alternative route to Kenya.

The Tanzania Zambia Railway (Tazara) is to rehabilitate 200 copper-carrying wagons.