New lines in East Africa
2010
Dakar-Port Sudan Railway
2008
2007
According to Railway Gazette International of November 2007, East Africa (TZ, KE, ET and UG) are proposing lines aplenty.
Kasese, Uganda to Kisangani, DRCongo
Gulu to Nimule and Juba in Sudan
Pakwach, Uganda to Juba and Wau in Sudan
Garissa, Kenya to Addis Abeba in Ethiopia
Lamu to Garissa and Juba again
Masaka, Uganda to Biharamulo, Tanzania
Another seven (eight?) routes include:
Mbamba Bay on Lake Nyasa to Ligunga via Mchuchuma coal mines. Ligunga to Mlimba Dar-es-Salaam to port of Mtwara Tunduma on TZ-ZM border via Sumbawanga and Mpanda to Kigoma Uvinza to Bujumbura, in Burundi Bagamoyo to Kidomole Isaka Dry Port to Kigali in Rwanda
Gauge unification
Triple gauge for the three main gauges in Africa are a practible solution for mixed gauge tracks.
Narrow gauge and Metre gauge are too similar (67mm) to allow third rail dual gauge. Four rails must be used, which creates a third gauge, which may as well be gauge.