Chinese-built railways transform eastern Africa

DAR ES SALAAM - The Chinese-built Tanzania-Zambia Railway or TaZaRa started operations in 1976 and has become an economic catalyst for eastern and southern African nations, which also turns into a symbol of friendship between the peoples of China and Africa.

More than 40 years on, the China-funded Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway or SGR is serving as a new engine of Kenya's economic growth and makes the whole eastern African region more dynamic.

The two railways not only transformed people's lives, but also witnessed the development of China-Africa cooperation.