Ghana: 97.6km Tema-Mpakadan rail line takes off

 The Tema-Mpakadan Standard Gauge Railway Line (SGRL) and Diesel Mul­tiple Unit trains (DMU) was on Friday inaugurated in Tema by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The $447 million 97.6-kilometre railway line project including a 300-metre bridge over the Vol­ta River is to, among others things, play a critical part of a multi-modal transport system that inte­grates rail, road and inland transport, improving logistics efficiency and boosting trade, particularly in…