Senegal 🇸🇳 launched Sub-Saharan Africa's first electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Dakar in 2023.

The 18.3 km project includes 23 bus stations and 3 interchange hubs, transporting 300,000 passengers daily while transforming daily nation transportation.

It created over 1,000 jobs

Senegal 🇸🇳 launched Sub-Saharan Africa's first electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Dakar in 2023.

The 18.3 km project includes 23 bus stations and 3 interchange hubs, transporting 300,000 passengers daily while transforming daily nation transportation.

It created over 1,000 jobs

Senegal 🇸🇳 launched Sub-Saharan Africa's first electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Dakar in 2023.

The 18.3 km project includes 23 bus stations and 3 interchange hubs, transporting 300,000 passengers daily while transforming daily nation transportation.

It created over 1,000 jobs

🇰🇪 Kenya just announced plans to extend its SGR railway from Lamu all the way to Ethiopia & South Sudan.

Part of the LAPSSET Corridor East Africa’s largest infrastructure project:

1) 2,900km of railway across Kenya, Ethiopia & South Sudan.
2) Will connect 50–60 million people
3) Lamu Port: 32-berth deep-sea facility
4) Crude oil pipeline included
5) Will boost GDP by 2–3%
6) 3 resort cities along the corridor

🇰🇪 Kenya just announced plans to extend its SGR railway from Lamu all the way to Ethiopia & South Sudan.

Part of the LAPSSET Corridor East Africa’s largest infrastructure project:

1) 2,900km of railway across Kenya, Ethiopia & South Sudan.
2) Will connect 50–60 million people
3) Lamu Port: 32-berth deep-sea facility
4) Crude oil pipeline included
5) Will boost GDP by 2–3%
6) 3 resort cities along the corridor

🇰🇪 Kenya just announced plans to extend its SGR railway from Lamu all the way to Ethiopia & South Sudan.

Part of the LAPSSET Corridor East Africa’s largest infrastructure project:

1) 2,900km of railway across Kenya, Ethiopia & South Sudan.
2) Will connect 50–60 million people
3) Lamu Port: 32-berth deep-sea facility
4) Crude oil pipeline included
5) Will boost GDP by 2–3%
6) 3 resort cities along the corridor

🇰🇪 Kenya just announced plans to extend its SGR railway from Lamu all the way to Ethiopia & South Sudan.

Part of the LAPSSET Corridor East Africa’s largest infrastructure project:

1) 2,900km of railway across Kenya, Ethiopia & South Sudan.
2) Will connect 50–60 million people
3) Lamu Port: 32-berth deep-sea facility
4) Crude oil pipeline included
5) Will boost GDP by 2–3%
6) 3 resort cities along the corridor

🇰🇪 Kenya has overtaken 🇳🇬 Nigeria in the FT Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026
for the first time ever

Countries by number of companies:

1. 🇿🇦 South Africa: 51 companies
2. 🇰🇪 Kenya: 17 companies
3. 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 16 companies
4. 🇲🇺 Mauritius: 12 companies
5. 🇹🇳 Tunisia: 6 companies

Source: Financial Times / Statista · May 2026