Chinese rail technology boosting trade in Africa

New transport services facilitate connectivity, lift manufacturing

NAIROBI - China's railway technology is beneficial to boosting integration, trade and industrialization in Africa, said Jean-Jacque Bouya, the Minister of Territorial Management and Major Projects of the Republic of Congo.

The minister, who visited Kenya as part of a benchmarking tour on the success of the China-funded Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR), said Beijing has emerged as a significant partner in Africa's quest to modernize transport infrastructure.