 Rail Transport in Africa
Syllabus of the Subject: Rail Transport in Africa
- Introduction to the Rail Transport in Africa
- Current situation of the African railway infrastructure: challenges
and opportunities
- The need for the Rail Transport in Africa
- Overview of the African railways
- Analysis of the Railway Systems in Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya,
Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia.
- Current situation of the railway market in Africa.
- Railway Business models in Africa
- Projects for new African railways
Sample of the Subject - Rail Transport in Africa:

The Subject “Rail Transport in Africa” belongs to the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:
- Courses: Transport in Africa, Rail transport, Multimodal transport
- Diplomas: Foreign Trade, International Transport
- Masters: International Transport,
Transport in Africa,
African Business, Foreign Trade
- Doctorates: Global Logistics, African Business, World Trade

Training program recommended for the students from
"Botswana,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Egypt,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Gambia, Ghana,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mauritius,
Namibia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone, Somalia,
South Africa,
Sudan,
South Sudan,
Swaziland,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
and Zimbabwe.
Learning materials in or
Transport ferroviaire en Afrique. Summaries in
Transporte ferroviário na África
Transporte Ferroviario en África.
- International Rail Transport Law
- International Union of Railways (UIC)
- COTIF Convention
- Organisation for Cooperation between Railways
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Description of the Subject: Rail Transport in Africa.
The transport sector can accelerate and intensify the African trade. In
particular, the rail transport, as a result of its energy efficiency, the reduction of
the greenhouse gas emissions and the reduction of the tonne-kilometre transport costs,
is expected to play an important role in the long-distance transport in Africa.
However, the current situation of the railway infrastructures is very
poor in many African countries. This gap has reduced the potential
of the African rail systems to play an active role in the economic development.
In fact, the market share of the Rail Transport in most countries of the African continent is less than 20% of the total volume of the freight
transport.
With a few exceptions (mainly in South Africa and North Africa), the African railroads are clearly behind those of most
other regions of the world.
- Total railway lines in Africa:
82,000 km.
- Operational rail lines in Africa: 84% of the total.
- Total Passengers in Africa: 500 million people.
- Movement of total freight in Africa: 290 million tons.
Two of the main reasons for this situation are the lack of the investment in Infrastructures in Africa
and the absence of an institutional framework that favours its development.
The Rail transport
is essential for
the
African Economic development and, unless properly developed, Africa may not reach its
potential to exploit its abundant natural resources and wealth.
Key factors:
- Largest African metropolitan areas (passenger railways)
- Densely populated areas and African corridors (large volumes of cargo or passengers)
- Corridors from the African ports to the inland markets (Freight trains
that move materials in
containers or in large quantities from / to ports over long
distances)
- Mining basins (transport of minerals and other raw
materials to the African export ports)
Advantages: Increase in the African interregional trade.
Analysed countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia.
Related information:
- Economic Area of the African Civilisation
- Maritime Transport
- Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
African Portal - EENI Global Business School

EENI Online Masters and Doctorates in Global Business adapted to:
- Eastern African Students:
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Mauritius,
Malawi,
Seychelles,
Somalia,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
and Uganda.
- Western African Students:
The Gambia,
Ghana,
Liberia,
Nigeria and Sierra Leone
- Central African Students:
Cameroon and Rwanda
- Southern African Students:
Botswana,
Lesotho,
Namibia,
South Africa,
Swaziland,
Zambia,
and Zimbabwe.
- Northern African Students:
Egypt and Libya
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