The Global Business Council published on 30 January 2025 an article titled "Tanzania and Burundi Award $2B Contract to Chinese Firms to Design and Build Regional Rail."
China Engineering Construction Group and China Railway Design and Consulting Group won the $2.15 billion contract to design and build the 282-kilometer-long railway between Uvinza in Tanzania and a nickel mine between Musongati and Gitenga in Burundi. The railway will connect to an existing line in Tanzania that continues to the port of Dar es Salaam. The African Development Bank is financing the project. Nickel is a critical mineral in the manufacture of electric vehicles.
