TANZANIA-KIGOMA-NEW RAILWAY SECTION GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

(260720) -- KIGOMA, July 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan delivers a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Chinese-built sixth section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), connecting Tabora to Kigoma, in Kigoma, Tanzania, July 20, 2026. Hassan on Monday thanked Chinese enterprises for their contributions to the country's development efforts aimed at benefiting its people.

The project is being constructed by a joint venture of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). (Photo by Emmanuel Herman/Xinhua)