It was proposed in 2008-2010 to pass through several countries along the way with spur lines to capital cities not on the direct route.
[1][2][3][4] It was hoped that the initial line would develop into a railway network that would cover the whole of Africa.
By comparison, except for the extreme south and extreme north of Africa, railways are fragmentary, and hampered by differences in track gauge.
It would go through the following countries: There is already a metre gauge (Dakar–Niger Railway) from Dakar to Koulikoro, Mali, as well as a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railway connecting Port Sudan to Nyala, Sudan near the border with Chad.
This Africa rail-related article is a stub.