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The author said the inauguration of the Çerkezköy–Kapıkule railway symbolised the potential of EU–Türkiye cooperation and described it as the largest infrastructure project carried out under their financial cooperation. They wrote that it brought people and businesses closer together and created an opportunity. https://t.co/TVpDyiT43D #Çerkezköy #Kapıkule #EUTürkiye #EU #TR

China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. informed on Friday that the Chinese railway network served 25.204 million passenger trips on October 1, the first day of the week-long holiday for National Day. According to the company, this was a new single-day record. #kolej #Chiny #rekord #CN (translated)

Tous les matins tu te lèves et tu te demandes à quelle heure tu vas arriver au travail ? Est-ce que tu vas finir bloquer dans un train pendant 2h, est ce que ton trajet va être rallongé de 1h30 à cause du #RERB Jusqu'à quand on va continuer à subir ça ? @RERB #Transports #RERB #Railway

Good morning from Ukraine. This is the view from the windows of the EU Delegation today. Buildings nearby are burning. This morning, russia attacked two petrol stations and warehouses in Kyiv. It also targeted the capital’s railway infrastructure. Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, head https://t.co/TuZO2Cb33x #Ukraine #RussiaAttack #Kyiv #UA #RU #EU

What if the biggest challenge facing #solar power isn’t making the panels cheaper, but finding where to put them? 🔎 From solar panels on railway tracks in #Switzerland to motorway noise barriers in #SouthKorea, "Just Have a Think" explores this issue 👇 https://t.co/UFIt5MBDul https://t.co/D8155bsKwd #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CH #KR

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 Key developments reported during the previous 24 hours 1. MALI — JNIM attack on Dioura army camp emerges as one of the conflict’s deadliest — 10/10 (Critical) The al-Qaeda-linked JNIM released video of soldiers it says it captured in the September 10 assault on the Dioura army camp. AP reported the group claims more than 100 soldiers were killed; AP could not independently verify the toll and the Malian army declined to comment. Separately, AFP sources put the death toll at at least 100 Malian soldiers and five Russian Africa Corps personnel. The scale of the reported losses underscores the continuing deterioration of security in central Mali. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/mali-violence-jnim-army/35765c1a-b463-11f1-92c2-5c918f4a6127_story.html Additional source: https://www.arabnews.pk/world/death-toll-passes-100-soldiers-in-mali-attack-last-week-sources-3001670 2. DR CONGO — Ebola vaccination campaign begins for frontline health workers — 10/10 (Critical) DR Congo began vaccinating healthcare and frontline response workers in Bunia and Mongbwalu, among the areas hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak. AP reports the campaign is expected to cover about 20,000 frontline workers in Ituri and North Kivu over six to nine months. Government figures cited by AP put the outbreak at 7,541 confirmed cases and 3,639 deaths as of Saturday. Source: https://wplginc-wplg-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/health/2026/09/19/congo-begins-ebola-vaccinations-for-health-workers-in-the-epicenter-of-the-outbreak/ 3. NIGERIA — 21 civil-defence officers suspended over deaths of 37 detained miners — 9.5/10 (Very High) Nigeria’s federal government established a 10-member independent committee to investigate the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody in Minna. The Niger State commandant and 20 other officers have been suspended pending the investigation. The committee has two weeks to establish the circumstances and causes of death and assess responsibility, negligence or misconduct. Source: https://www.thecable.ng/fg-sets-up-panel-to-probe-deaths-of-37-miners-in-niger-names-21-suspended-officers/ 4. ERITREA / UNITED STATES — Washington lifts sanctions on Eritrean military and ruling-party-linked entities — 9/10 (Very High) The United States removed sanctions imposed in 2021 on Eritrea’s military, ruling-party-linked entities and several individuals over humanitarian and human-rights concerns connected with the Tigray war. Eritrea welcomed the decision. The move is strategically notable amid heightened concern over Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb security. Source: https://unb.com.bd/category/World/us-lifts-sanctions-on-eritreas-ruling-party-military/195710 Additional source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-removes-sanctions-eritrean-defense-forces-treasury-website-shows-2026-09-18/ 5. UGANDA / TURKEY — Kampala suspends military cooperation with Ankara — 9/10 (Very High) Uganda’s military announced the immediate suspension of defence and military cooperation with Turkey amid a dispute over Ugandan political blogger Fred Lumbuye, a critic of President Yoweri Museveni. The relationship has included training, arms and surveillance equipment, technology transfer and counter-terrorism cooperation. The dispute also comes amid Ugandan threats concerning a major Turkish-led railway contract. Source: https://citizen.digital/article/uganda-suspends-military-ties-with-turkey-in-row-over-museveni-critic-n390507 6. SOUTH AFRICA — Public protests intensify after killings of nine women near Johannesburg — 8.5/10 (Very High) South Africans gathered to mourn and protest after nine women were found murdered in Ekurhuleni over the past two months. Police are investigating whether the killings are connected. Reuters reports the cases have renewed national anger over gender-based violence, which South Africa declared a national disaster in 2025. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/after-deaths-nine-women-south-africans-gather-run-mourn-demand-change-2026-09-19/ 7. MALI — Strike threat at Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex — 8/10 (High) Multiple unions representing workers at Barrick Mining’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex have filed strike notices, with industrial action potentially beginning September 28. Demands concern overtime pay, mission-expense reimbursements and implementation of labour agreements. Disruption at one of Mali’s major gold-producing operations could have broader fiscal and investment implications. Source: https://www.channelafrica.co.za/channelafrica/news/multiple-unions-threaten-strikes-at-barricks-flagship-mali-gold-mine-documents-show/ 8. KENYA — Ruto takes $17 billion Lamu refinery plan to UNGA investment meetings — 8/10 (High) President William Ruto departed for New York for the UN General Assembly with investment mobilization high on the agenda. A central project is the planned $17 billion East Africa Refinery in Lamu, designed for 700,000 barrels per day. Kenyan reporting says the project is expected to break ground on September 30 and could materially alter East Africa’s fuel-supply structure. Source: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-09-19-ruto-heads-to-new-york-with-17bn-lamu-refinery-ai-agenda Additional source: https://nairobinews.co.ke/ruto-off-to-new-york-for-unga-meeting-2/ 9. EAST AFRICA — Airlines look to planned Lamu refinery as hedge against global fuel shocks — 7.5/10 (High) East African carriers are looking to the proposed Dangote refinery in Lamu as a potential regional source of jet fuel. The African Airlines Association says expanded African refining capacity could improve supply security as Middle East disruptions push up aviation-fuel costs and expose East Africa’s dependence on external supply chains. Source: https://theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ea-carriers-count-on-dangote-lamu-refinery-fuel-costs-5600658 10. UGANDA — First-oil preparations advance as EACOP reaches 92% completion — 7.5/10 (High) Uganda’s initial oil revenues are projected at about $388 million, while government officials say the 1,445-km East African Crude Oil Pipeline connecting Hoima to Tanzania’s Tanga port is 92% complete. The Kingfisher project is expected to begin commercial production before the end of 2026, with Tilenga expected in the first quarter of 2027. Source: https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-s-first-oil-dangling-lucky-charm-in-the-economy-5600632 #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #DRCongo #Ebola #EbolaOutbreak #EbolaVaccination #PublicHealth #HealthcareWorkers #VaccinationCampaign #WHO #AfricanHealth #HealthSecurity #Kenya #EastAfrica #LamuRefinery #Aviation #AfricanAirlines #JetFuel #FuelSecurity #EnergySecurity #OilPrices #EnergyInfrastructure #AfricanEconomy #Mali #Sahel #Dioura #JNIM #JihadistViolence #Terrorism #MilitarySecurity #SahelCrisis #RegionalStability #AfricanSecurity #Geopolitics #AfricaToday #wrldorg

Russia’s persistent attacks on Ukraine’s ships, ports, trains and railway infrastructure are part of a systematic effort to isolate Ukraine from the world and leave its civilians hungry, cold and in the dark. This is not only a grave weaponisation of civilian infrastructure and #Ukraine #Russia #CivilianSafety #RU #UA

Im aktuellen „European Railway Station Index 2026“ belegt der Bremer Hauptbahnhof mit nur 47 von 118 möglichen Punkten den letzten Platz unter 60 bewerteten europäischen Bahnhöfen, während mehrere andere deutsche Bahnhöfe ebenfalls im unteren Teil der Liste rangieren. #Bahnhof #Reisen #Deutschland

THE RED TSAR TURNED CHINA RED. 1945 changed everything. Stalin’s Red Army smashed Japan’s Kwantung Army and occupied Manchuria. That gave Mao something he had never possessed on this scale before: TERRITORY. INDUSTRY. RAILWAYS. WEAPONS. ARTILLERY. AMMUNITION. A STRATEGIC https://t.co/O9XjdBmzxt #Stalin #China #KwantungArmy #CN #JP

YES TO ELECTRIFICATION — NO TO DEINDUSTRIALISATION! I support the electrification of transport and heating. Europe should invest massively in electric mobility, modern railways, heat pumps, stronger electricity grids, nuclear power, renewables, storage and clean industrial https://t.co/fFpNlqOG6w #Electrification #SustainableEnergy #CleanTransport #EU

I SUSPECT RUSSIAN SABOTAGE BEHIND THE VIENNA S-BAHN FIRE The fire affecting Vienna’s critical railway infrastructure must be investigated not simply as an accident, but also as a possible act of hostile sabotage. Russia has already been linked by European authorities to #ViennaFire #RussianSabotage #RailwaySecurity #RU #AT

Polska umacnia swoją pozycję na mapie euroazjatyckich przewozów kolejowych. Z chińskiego Lanzhou do Warszawy wyruszył pierwszy bezpośredni pociąg China Railway Express (CRE) przewożący wysokoprzetworzone produkty chemiczne. Dla prowincji Gansu jest to wydarzenie przełomowe - https://t.co/ef7283BpcY #Polska #Koleje #TransportEurazjatycki #PL #CN

Our new scoop on Russia's military buildup shows how another new garrison is being built in #Petrozavodsk, this time for the railway troops. The latest satellite image from yesterday reveals a large cleared forest area where the garrison will rise. https://t.co/yCfMPwZ9Pi https://t.co/n2ycSZaDbb #Russia #MilitaryBuildup #Petrozavodsk #RU