Senegal: No, Senegal Will Not Be the First Sub-Saharan Country With Electric Trains

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A minister and adviser to Senegal's President Macky Sall told viewers on New Year's Eve that a new train service the government is planning will be the first modern electric train in sub-Saharan Africa. The claim is wrong.

Speaking on live TV on 31 December, just moment's after the traditional New Year's Eve address by Senegal's President Macky Sall, one of his ministers and advisers told viewers that a new train service the government is planning will be "the first electric train" in sub-Saharan Africa.

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