Posted on 09/04/2024 9:08:41 AM PDT by george76
China, Tanzania and Zambia signed an initial agreement to rehabilitate a decades-old railway aimed at improving the rail-sea transportation in resource-rich East Africa, Chinese state media said on Wednesday.
President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding on refurbishing the 1,860 kms (1,156 mile) Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) railway with the Tanzanian and Zambian presidents, who were in Beijing attending the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation...
The single-track TAZARA railway was built between 1970 and 1975 through an interest-free loan from China, offering a cargo transport route from Zambia's copper and cobalt mines to the sea on Tanzania's coast that bypasses South Africa and the former state of Rhodesia.
Commercial operations of the line, derided by some Western governments at the time as the "bamboo railway", began in 1976. The multi-year project had involved the construction of two dozen tunnels and hundreds of bridges by tens of thousands of Chinese and African workers.
"China is willing to take this summit as an opportunity to make new progress in the revitalisation of the Tanzania-Zambia railway, cooperate to improve the rail-sea intermodal transport network in East Africa, and build Tanzania into a demonstration zone for deepening high-quality China-Africa Belt and Road cooperation," said Xi, ...
Earlier this year, the World Bank approved $270 million in financing to help improve connectivity between neighbours Tanzania and Zambia and boost regional trade.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Good luck with all that!
Unlike the original construction, the new construction will likely use modern railroad construction equipment. They could completely rehabilitate the line in about a year or so.
All being done so china can drain everything out faster.
Meanwhile, the China-paid Biden junta has its DOJ co-conspirators attack Apple and Nvidia.
No surprise, China has been buying up all mining operations around Africa for 25 years and building roads every where, now they are building railroads everywhere. most of the heavy equipment operators were Chinese. Many times flying around Africa, the flights would be over half-full with Chinese pax.
Our railroads are about 100 years old. When are we going to upgrade?
Why aren’t we making these kinds of deals? We are going to need ever larger quantities of copper and cobalt to accommodate the move to electric everything, AI, and crypto mining.
Consult w/California, they’re experts.
And built by Chinese, ironically. Or allegedly. Or both.
The Ghosts and the Darkness
These things the chi cons build in Africa fall apart or in to disrepair.
But African nations still owe them the money for them.
Ahh, the best claymation ever (”Wrong Trousers” correct?)
The history of Chinese colonization has demonstrated their utter disregard for the incumbent populations. Tanzania might want to consider that.
The City of Ndola🎼🎸
The conductor sings his songs again
The passengers will please refrain
This train got the disappearing railroad blues.
Good morning, Zambia,
how are ya’?
Don’t ya’ know me
I’m your native son.
I’m the train they call
the City of Nodola
And I’ll be gone 500 miles
when the day is done.
Recently revised song by Lweenda Mutinta Guthrie.
Lweendo means journey and is given to a baby boy or girl who was born when the mother was on a journey.
Mutinta means “to change”.
Chicoms built them a railroad in the 70’s and Nyerere promptly kicked them out. Is that true?
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