Tanzania, Burundi sign deal with China to build nickel-carrying SGR

Successful first trial run for Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)

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Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement with two Chinese firms to build a railway between the two countries for transporting metals, including battery mineral nickel, to the port city of Dar es Salaam.

The $2.15 billion joint venture will be constructed by China Railway Engineering Group Ltd and China Railway Engineering Design and Consulting Group, Tanzania’s Transport minister Makame Mbarawa said during the signing ceremony on Wednesday.