CHINA, Oct. 3 -- TANZANIA, Zambia and China have signed a contract worth 1.4 billion US dollars (approximately 3.44tri/-) aimed at reviving and rehabilitating the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA), which has for decades, served as a vital trade artery between East and Southern Africa.

The agreement, signed in Beijing, China, earlier on Monday seeks to revitalise the railway through the procurement of 34 new locomotives, 16 additional passenger coaches and 760 freight wagons.

Speaking after the signing ceremony, Tanzanias Minister for Transport, Prof Makame Mbarawa, said that the rehabilitation of TAZARA will bring significant benefits, including enhanced cargo transportation from the Port of Dar es Salaam to Zambia and other Southern Afr...