Tanzania signs $2.2billion final SGR section deal with China

President  Samia Suluhu Hassan speaking to various leaders immediately after the signing of the Contract for the Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) section of Tabora to Kigoma (km 506) at an event held at State House in Dar es Salaam

What you need to know:

  • President Samia, who witnessed the signing, said the construction of the 506 km final section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Tabora to Kigoma would be completed in 2026, nine years after it began.