Mashashola
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- Feb 23, 2020
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The Tanzanian SGR has been very secretive. While President Magufuli publicly says that they are financing it with internal government funds, there are records of billions of dollars borrowed specifically for this project. At least $2.6 billion has come in form of a loan from Export Credit Bank of Turkey and Standard Chartered Bank.
There are also many conflicting figures on the timelines of this project completion and safety. Not to mention its freight capacity and so on
Below an image shows a derailed test train. According to various social media accounts, comments show that Yapi the Turkish contractor has been forced to bring down a whole bridge and re-do parts of the SGR in downtown Dar-es-Salaam due to safety issues.
There are also many conflicting figures on the timelines of this project completion and safety. Not to mention its freight capacity and so on
Below an image shows a derailed test train. According to various social media accounts, comments show that Yapi the Turkish contractor has been forced to bring down a whole bridge and re-do parts of the SGR in downtown Dar-es-Salaam due to safety issues.