DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Reuters) -- Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement with two Chinese firms to build a railway between the two African countries for transporting metals, including battery mineral nickel, to the port city of Dar es Salaam.

The two nations expect the 282 kilometre (175 mile) standard gauge line to transport three million metric tonnes of minerals annually

DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) has signed a 2.13 billion US dollars (about 5.38tri/-) construction contract with a Chinese consortium to build a key section of the electric Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) linking Tanzania and Burundi.

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Tanzania and Burundi have partnered with Chinese firms to construct a railway for transporting minerals, including nickel, to Dar es Salaam. The $2.15 billion project involves China Railway Engineering firms and is financed by the African Development Bank.

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Dar es Salaam. The governments of Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement to commence the construction of a 282-kilometre modern railway between Uvinza and Musongati.

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Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement with two Chinese firms to build a railway between the two African countries for transporting metals, including battery mineral nickel, to the port city of Dar es Salaam.

Tanzania signed a $2.15 billion deal with two Chinese firms to construct a railway linking its main port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi.

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