CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing says the revitalisation of TAZARA Railway will enhance efficiency and strengthen connectivity. And Ministry of Transport and Logistics Permanent Secretary Fredrick Mwalusaka says the transformation of TAZARA will contribute meaningfully to the attainment of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Last year, Zambia, Tanzania and China signed a US$1.4 billion TAZARA revitalisation agreement, which included the purchase of 34 new locomotives, 16 passenger coaches and 760 wagons. Speaking during the Golden Jubilee Gala Dinner, Tuesday, Jing said the project would help create jobs and improve livelihoods. “As we gather here, we celebrate not only a railway that stretches 1,860 kilometres across Eastern and Southern Africa, but also the extraordinary people who built it, operated...

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