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Tanzania begins construction of a 300 kilometre railway

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The Tanzanian President John Magufuli laid the foundation stone for a 300 kilometre railway that will link two of the country’s major hubs.

He hopes it’s the start of a project that will see all of Tanzania’s cities linked by rail, with the goal even to build a network spreading across East Africa and beyond.

Dan Ashby reports.

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