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Rail extension to the north on track

    JOHANNESBURG

    A Namibian government project to extend the country’s railway network to northern parts of the country and link it with neighbouring Angola will begin next month and is scheduled to be completed by 2005, ‘The Namibian’ reported.

    The project, valued at US $66 million, will start at Tsumeb heading for Ondangwa before proceeding to Oshakati, while the final 62 km section will link Ondangwa to Oshikango on the Angolan border, added the report.

    The Namibian government is expected to contribute approximately 25 percent towards the project, while the rest will be sourced from business people from the USA and Kuwait. The African Development Bank and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa have reportedly expressed willingness to finance the project, while the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has pledged US $20 million following Sam Nujoma’s visit there in August.

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