African Development Bank to fund rail link between Burundi and Tanzania
16 December 2023The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed to loan $696m for a rail link between Burundi and Tanzania as part of Africa’s Central Corridor.
The 651km route will be split into three sections: a 411km stretch linking Tabora to Kigoma, a 156km segment between Uvinza and Malagarasi in Tanzania, and an 84km section between Malagarasi and Musongati in Burundi.
The standard gauge railway will be connected to Tanzania’s existing etwork.
The $696m is being funded by $598m in loans and guarantees to Tanzania and $98m in grants to Burundi.
Some 400km of rail between Dar es Salaam to Dodoma has previously been built as part of the Central Corridor, with a section from Dodoma to Tabora currently under construction.
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