Zambias plans to modernise its ageing railway network have received a substantial lift after the European Union approved a 50 million grant for Zambia Railways Limited ZRL.
The funding will support the rehabilitation of key sections of track and the upgrading of signalling and telecommunications systems, marking one of the largest direct investments in the countrys rail infrastructure in recent years.
The grant was formally signed at a ceremony in Lusaka attended by senior officials, including EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Skela, Zambias Minister of Transport and Logistics, Frank Tayali, ZRL Managing Director, Cuthbert Malindi, and EU Ambassador to Zambia, Karolina Stasiak.
