Middle East & Africa News

Latest news and developments from Middle East and Africa region

• NRC receives 24 bids to deploy e-ticketing solution; federal government to fund procurement, Nigeria

  November 24, 2021
  The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has received bids from 11 companies to provide an e-ticketing solution for the Lagos–Ibadan standard train service and from 13 companies for the Warri–Itakpe standard train service.

• Karwa Motors deploys its first bus in Oman

  November 24, 2021
  Karwa Motors, Oman’s first bus company, has deployed its first bus. Karwa Motors is a joint venture between Mowasalat Qatar, the state-owned transport company of Qatar, and Oman Investment Authority.

• ER announces completion of excavation works on UAE National Rail Network

  November 21, 2021
  Etihad Rail (ER) has announced the completion of excavation of all rail tunnels of Package D of Stage Two of the UAE National Rail Network.

• MOT announces plans to begin work on Yopougon–Bingerville BRT, Ivory Coast

  November 21, 2021
  The Ministry of Transportation of Ivory Coast has announced plans to begin work on the Yopougon–Bingerville bus rapid transit (BRT) project.

• Shuttlers raises USD1.6 million for service expansion, Nigeria

  November 18, 2021
  Nigeria-based Shuttlers has raised USD1.6 million in seed funding to expand within and outside Nigeria.

• KPTC launches bus service in Mubarakiya area, Kuwait

  November 17, 2021
  The Kuwait Public Transport Company (KPTC) has launched a free bus service in the Mubarakiya area, Kuwait.

• EBRD approves EUR250 million loan for Abu Qir metro line, Egypt

  November 16, 2021
  The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a EUR250 million loan for the upgradation and electrification of the Abu Qir metro line in Alexandria, Egypt.

• MOT inaugurates first of eight public transit bus stations, Qatar

  November 14, 2021
  The Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has inaugurated the first of eight public transit bus stations in Qatar.

• RTA launches trial of two electric buses, Dubai

  November 13, 2021
  Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched trial runs on two electric buses. The buses will operate between La Mer South, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Street, and the Al Sufouh tram station.

• MWT announces plans to conduct study to improve Dar es Salaam commuter rail, Tanzania

  November 10, 2021
  The Ministry of Works and Transport (MWT) has announced plans to conduct a study in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) to improve the Dar es Salaam commuter rail system.

• NAT awards contracts to Alstom and CAF to upgrade Cairo Metro, Egypt

  November 8, 2021
  The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has awarded a EUR876 million contract to Alstom to upgrade Cairo Metro.

• ENR awards contract to Alstom to modernise signalling system, Egypt

  November 8, 2021
  The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has awarded a contract to Alstom to modernise the signalling system on the Tanta–Zifta–Zagazig railway line.

• ZUPCO commences rail passenger service to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

  November 7, 2021
  The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO), in partnership with the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), has commenced urban rail passenger service to Bulawayo.

• SHM Rail to deliver energy-efficient locomotives to TRC, Tanzania

  November 1, 2021
  SMH Rail has announced plans to deliver the first Malaysian-built “green” locomotives to the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC).

• ABI secures loan to revive bus manufacturing facilities in Zimbabwe

  November 1, 2021
  Amalgamated Bus Industries (ABI), a consortium of public transport operators in Zimbabwe, has secured a loan of USD35 million to revive two local bus manufacturing companies, AVM Africa and Quest Motor Corporation.

• Mowasalat tests level-4 fully autonomous electric minibuses, Qatar

  October 31, 2021
  Mowasalat (Karwa), in partnership with Yutong, has conducted the test operation of level-4 fully autonomous electric minibuses in Qatar.

• NRC issues RfQ for deployment of electronic ticketing, Nigeria

  October 28, 2021
  Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced plans to deploy electronic ticketing solutions on its Lagos–Ibadan and Warri–Itakpe standard gauge train services.

• Egyptian government to announce contractors for Abu Qir Metro Line by end-2021

  October 25, 2021
  The Government of Egypt has announced plans to select the consortium for the tender to construct Abu Qir Metro Line. The ministry has shortlisted 14 consortia, of which eight are bidding to implement the civil works and the electrical systems, and the other six consortia are bidding to supply the metro train carriages.

• NTA announces completion of first test on Tel Aviv LRT, Israel

  October 21, 2021
  The NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System has announced the successful completion of the full test on the Tel Aviv light rail transit (LRT) Red Line, the first of three lines of the project.

• Government approves commencement of Bahrain Metro Phase I

  October 21, 2021
  The Government of Bahrain has approved the start of Phase I of Bahrain Metro. The project will be developed on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis.