Dakar-Bamako Railway Rehablititation Project

Objective

The project aims to boost the national and international freight and passenger rail transport between Senegal, Mali and the sub-region

Description

The Governments of Mali and Senegal have recognized the importance of having a competitive railway system in terms of socio-economic development, transport mode balance, and regional integration after several decades of neglect of the railway sub-sector

History

China Aid Data portal reported (however this finance has not been confirmed) "In 2014, the Chinese Government and the Government of Mali signed an agreement related to possible loan worth 750 billion CFA francs ($1.48 billion) loan to renovate the Bamako-Dakar railway, linking Mali to the Senegalese capital to the west. The agreements were signed during a four-day visit by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to China from Sept. 9 to 13 for the World Economic Forum in Tianjin"