Middle East & Africa News

Latest news and developments from Middle East and Africa region

• Fugro secures Cairo Monorail site characterisation contract, Egypt

  April 14, 2020
  Egypt-based Arab Contractors has awarded Fugro a contract to conduct geophysical and geotechnical studies for Phase II of the Cairo Monorail project.

• King Long supplies 213 buses to Saudi Arabia

  April 10, 2020
  Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Transport Company has received 213 buses from China-based Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Company.

• RZD announces plans to withdraw from infrastructure projects in Iran

  April 2, 2020
  Russian Railways has announced plans to cease the implementation of any activities related to infrastructure projects in Iran.

• Addis Ababa BRT secures USD93 million concessional loan from South Korea, Ethiopia

  April 1, 2020
  Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and land information management system (LIMS) has received a concessional loan of USD93 million from South Korea.

• Serco Group signs a two-year contract extension with Dubai RTA, UAE

  March 30, 2020
  The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a two-year contract extension to Serco Group to continue operating and maintaining the Dubai Metro until September 2021.

• Ridership increase on Mwasalat buses in 2019

  March 18, 2020
  Mwasalat announced a ridership of over 9.2 million passengers in 2019 on its Muscat, Salalah, Suhar, and intercity bus services.

• Excavation of Mashhad Metro Line 3 tunnel completed, Iran

  March 9, 2020
  The excavation of an 8.5-km tunnel for Line 3 of the Mashhad Metro has been completed.

• NLTA launches new Passenger Information Service, Mauritius

  March 4, 2020
  The National Land Transport Authority (NLTA) has launched a new Passenger Information Service (PIS) in Mauritius.

• SFM to supply diesel multiple units to Kenya Railways

  March 2, 2020
  Kenya Railways has awarded a USD11.19 million contract to Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) to supply 11 second-hand diesel multiple units (DMUs).

• Mwsalat Misr launches second electric bus service in Cairo, Egypt

  February 29, 2020
  Mwsalat Misr has launched its second electric bus service in Cairo.

• Government of Egypt announces plans to start electric bus production

  February 23, 2020
  Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production has contracted China-based Foton to manufacture electric buses in its military production factories, starting November 2020.

• Daimler to supply 500 buses in Casablanca, Morocco

  February 15, 2020
  Daimler has secured a contract to supply 500 buses to ECI Al Baida and ALSA in Casablanca, Morocco.

• Irizar to supply 200 buses in Casablanca, Morocco

  February 11, 2020
  Spain-based Irizar has secured a contract from CASV Transports, S.A. to supply 200 low-entry buses in Casablanca by end-2020.

• Egis and CID to conduct studies for Rabat–Sale Tramway extensions, Morocco

  February 5, 2020
  France-based Egis, in collaboration with Morocco-based consultancy firm CID, has secured a contract to conduct preliminary and pre-project studies to develop 30-km-long extensions of the Rabat–Salé Tramway. The duration of the contract is 12 months.

• Kampala public bus service Phase I to be launched by September 2020, Uganda

  February 2, 2020
  The Kampala Capital City Authority has announced plans to launch the Phase I of the public bus service in the greater Kampala region in September 2020. The public bus service will serve the districts of Entebbe, Wakiso, and Mukono.

• Qatar to deploy self-driving electric shuttles

  January 31, 2020
  The Qatar Investment Authority has announced a plan to deploy a fleet of self-driving electric shuttles, supplied by Volkswagen AG.

• PART announces Kuwait Metro project details

  January 31, 2020
  Kuwait’s Public Authority for Roads and Transport (PART) has announced details of three lines metro system in Kuwait.

• Citybus plans to deploy real-time passenger information, Kuwait

  January 22, 2020
  Citybus has announced plans to upgrade the technology deployed across its bus fleet.

• XRail secures signalling maintenance contract for Haramain HSR, Saudi Arabia

  January 22, 2020
  XRail Group has been subcontracted by Siemens to deliver corrective and preventive maintenance services for the signalling systems and technical buildings of the Haramain high-speed railway, over a period of seven years.

• Kuwait Metro development plans announced

  January 17, 2020
  Kuwait’s Public Authority for Roads and Transport (PART) has announced plans to start construction on the Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit (KMRT) system .