Friends of the Rail Forum

The rail sector is crucial as it wields massive potential to accelerate trade in Africa and is key in the full realization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), coupled with other developmental goals under Agenda 2063. The continent is well on its course to achieve the ‘Africa Rail 2025’ strategy for Africa’s Railways, adopted in October 2012 at the 9th Regional Assembly in Tangiers. Across Africa, different regions have established rail corridors with laid out blueprints...