Tema-Akosombo Rail Line Workers Lay Down Tools

Ghanaian workers contracted by Indian company Afcons Infrastructure Limited to work on the ongoing construction of a Single Standard Gauge Railway line from Tema to Akosombo on have embarked on sit down strike for better wages. The workers numbering about 100 wore red bands at the company’s site office and threatened not to work until … Read more

US$398m Tema-Akosombo Rail Facility Approved

Government’s efforts at building an integrated intermodal system of transport to ease the pressure on the country’s busiest seaport as well as push up the gains from the maritime logistics transport value chain has gained significant grounds. This follows Parliament’s approval of a US$398,330,000 commercial contract agreement for the design and construction of an 84.8 … Read more

Ghana, Export Import Bank of India Sign Two Agreements

Ghana has signed two separate loan agreements with the Export-Import Bank of India, totaling $422.87 million for financing the construction of a railway line and a sugarcane development and irrigation project. The first agreement of $398.33 million buyer’s credit will be used to finance the construction of 84.8 kilometre Tema to Akosombo railway line while … Read more