Morocco to launch first high-speed train in Africa [Business Africa]

Morocco to launch Africa’s fastest train

The Moroccan national railway office will commission the country’s first high-speed rail line next year.

As part of the experimental phase, the Moroccan TGV, the first of its kind on the continent was launched on Monday .

It is expected to reach 320 km /hour. The project estimated at some 2 billion euros partly financed by France through loans.

Mozambique: Effects of coal mining

More than 760 families displaced since 2009 in the western part of Mozambique to give way to the exploration of coal mining by mining company, Vale Mozambique. Many left jobless and now living in deplorable conditions. How are they coping with the situation? Our reporters Brice Kinhou and Raziah Athman took interest in their plight, Watch their report.