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Talking throughout a panel on the theme “Methods to mobilize financing for railway infrastructure?”, as a part of the Worldwide Discussion board on the financing of railway initiatives in Africa, held from October 19 to 21 in Diamniadio, 30 km away from Dakar, Mr. Khlie, additionally Vice-President of the Worldwide Union of Railways (UIC), estimated that given the success of the expertise of the “Al Boraq” TGV line linking the financial capital of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Metropolis of Tangier, the selection of Morocco to prepare the 2030 World Cup collectively with Spain and Portugal, constitutes a problem to proceed the profitable expertise of this line to the town of Marrakech and even Agadir.
On this regard, he recalled that the Al Borq line, which is tailored to the Moroccan actuality, is the end result of an bold Royal imaginative and prescient aimed specifically at selling the nationwide financial system by connecting the Tanger Med port to the rail community. nationwide, and to facilitate mobility.
Mr. Khlie, additionally president of the UIC–Africa Area, specified that the “Al Boraq” practice line, in-built 2018, led to a radical transformation of the Moroccan railway system.
On this sense, he famous that it’s a viable resolution to fulfill the rising demand for mobility of individuals on the axis involved and the provision of larger capability to reply appropriately to the demand for transport of products and logistics, notably that linked to the port of Tangier Med.
The Director Normal of the ONCF recalled that the elements of this challenge had been manifested by the development of a double railway line alongside 250 km, the development of 12 bridges, the institution of two work bases and the development of a practice upkeep workshop, along with the acquisition of 12 high-speed trains.
This session was marked by the participation of the Director Normal of the UIC, François Davenne, the Director Normal of the Nationwide Society of Senegal Railways, Malick Ndoye, and administrators of African railway corporations.
Organized by the Nationwide Society of Senegal Railways, in partnership with the Worldwide Union of Railways, this discussion board marked by the participation of almost 5 hundred decision-makers from politics, railway corporations, the commercial sector, technical organizations and the non-public sector, goals “to stimulate and revitalize the event of railways in Africa”.
This discussion board goals to encourage taking cost of the event of railways in Africa, to deliver collectively and mobilize stakeholders within the railway sector, political decision-makers, representatives of railway corporations and trade, technical organizations, railway specialists, economists, key gamers in financing and figuring out main funding initiatives at nationwide and worldwide ranges.
The discussion board is predicted to provide a information on rail financing and its significance in structuring growth in Africa and a so-called Dakar declaration based mostly on the route of inexperienced financing in initiatives with a view to attaining the Growth Aims. sustainable.
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