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Tanzania: Socioeconomic Benefits of Magufuli's New Rail Project
Daily News, 18 April 2017
The construction of 1,219-kilometre, Dar es Salaam- Mwanza- Kigoma Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has commenced amid high expectation among Tanzanians who wish to see the railway… Read more »
Magufuli's Rail Project Could Bring Good Times to Tanzania
The construction of the 1,219-kilometre railway line from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza and Kigoma has begun, raising Tanzanian hopes of a boost to the economy.
President John Magufuli inspects a section of the Standard Gauge Railway project after laying the foundation stone at Pugu Station on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.
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While launching the Dar es Salaam-Morogoro railway line project, on the day Tanzanians remembered the passing of its former prime minister, Edward Moringe Sokoine who perished in a ... Read more »
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The President has said the project will create 600,000 employment opportunities, stimulate trade with neighbours, improve tourism and other economic sectors. Read more »
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The country has started building the 300km s gauge railway from the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam to Morogoro. The line is also going to be extended to Port Mwanza on Lake ... Read more »
