China sends 140 experts to investigate the Tazara Railway in Zambia

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Zambia
Country	Zambia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2014
End Date	May 19, 2029
Duration	5,617 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`40912`

Grant Description

In 2014, a team of 140 Chinese experts was conducting a close investigation to establish the problems that are afflicting Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority in order to improve the railway line and its running authority.

These inspections have come because Tanzania and Zambia have agreed to decentralize and transform the Tazara operations by making it operate 'commercially and profitably.' The Minister for Transport, Dr.

Harrison Mwakyembe, told a press conference in Dar es Salaam that under the new modality, each country could run its business, saying the new modality allows a partner state to run trains without consulting another. The governments of Tanzania, Zambia, and China built the railway.

It provided the only route for bulk trade from Zambia's Copperbelt to reach the sea without having to transit white-ruled territories. The commitment date for this project is unknown.

📚 Sources & References

Tanzania
Zambia Agree On TAZARA Operations Modality Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.