Participants at the Third Digital Conference on Railways in Africa were impressed by Libya’s rail system plans including its transit rail link to Chad and Niger, Libyan Railroads reported yesterday. ‎Libyan Railroads were participating in the second day of the Third Digital Conference, held in the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé. At the event, Mohamed Ali Tabouni, Director of the Office of Cooperation and External Relations, gave a presentation in English on the Libyan Roads’ plans.‎‎The presentation contained an explanation and definition of the railway and metro roads project in Libya and the objectives of the railway link between Libya and Chad and Niger through the huge Libyan ports overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. This is to form a transit trade rail link between the landlocked Sub-Saharan African countries and the European Union.

Source: Libya Today May 30, 2024 12:21 UTC