Tanzania, Zambia
Zambia, Tanzania and DRC prepare for tough negotiations on TAZARA train line

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming delivers a speech during the launch of Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) exhibition at the Lusaka National Museum, on 3 November 2017.
Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming delivers a speech during the launch of Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) exhibition at the Lusaka National Museum, on 3 November 2017. © Peng Lijun/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP
Plans to renovate the international train line built by China in the 1970s have returned to the fore since Samia Suluhu Hassan came to power in Tanzania. Beijing is keen to get the new contract, but governments in the region are wary about the terms it is seeking. [...]
Published on 06.06.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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