Billions spent on Angolan railway restoration

[John Ashworth]

BILLIONS SPENT ON ANGOLAN RESTORATION

On July 24, 2012 In Angola Railways Africa

At recent functions to mark the opening of ten stations in the Malanje and Kwanza Norte provinces east of Luanda, Angolan transport minister Augusto da Silva Tomás disclosed that some $US3.3 billion have been spent on reconstructing the railways from Luanda, Benguela and Moçâmedes. The stations included Lombe, Zanga, Cacuso, and Cambunze Quizenga (on Malanje), as well as those of Lucala, Ndalatando, Canhoca, and Luinha Ndalahui (in Kwanza Norte), spanning a distance of approximately 263km. It is estimated that potential users will number about 875,000. The minister was accompanied at the functions by provincial governors Boaventura Cardoso (Malanje) and Henrique Andre Junior (Kwanza Norte).