KAMPALA, May 18 (Reuters) - Uganda said on Thursday construction of its much delayed $2.2 billion Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will commence this year, a welcome development for importers and ...

Kenya and Uganda expect cargo trains running on a standard gauge railway due to be operational in three years will treble speeds and carry 10 times more freight than trains now, a senior official said ...

KAMPALA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Uganda has begun restoring a branch of a century-old, British-built railway line that is expected to cut the cost of shipping goods to the country's north, South Sudan and ...

Kenya said it is in talks with the UAE to expand a railway line to Uganda and South Sudan. “We are exploring a partnership agreement with the United Arab Emirates to extend the Standard Gauge Railway, ...

Kenya, desperate for funding, has not ruled out China’s involvement in the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line to the borders with Uganda, even though its neighbouring country ...

The rehabilitation of the Tororo–Gulu metre-gauge railway is scheduled for completion by February next year. It is expected to be a major driver of regional trade between Uganda and its neighbours.