(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya and Tanzania have restarted efforts to connect their standard gauge railway lines to Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Both countries are looking for new ways to pay for the rail projects because public funds are limited. Kenya began work last month on the section of railway fromContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrzaliznytsia has returned to its normal operating schedule after mass Russian attacks forced changes to train timetables and ticket sales restrictions. The railway carried a record 104,000 passengers on 9 August. The company announced the figure on Facebook. The first ten days of August tested the enduranceContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine and Moldova have agreed a 50 percent discount on transit rail freight for Ukrainian cargo. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi announced the deal on Telegram. “Following a recent conversation with Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, we reached an agreement on a 50 percent discount on transit railContinue Reading
(LVIV, UKRAINE) – Construction has started on parking areas for lorries near two border crossing points between Ukraine and Poland. Around 500 parking spaces will be built near the Rava-Ruska to Hrebenne and Krakovets to Korczowa crossings. Ukraine’s Ministry of Restoration, Infrastructure and Transport announced the works on Facebook. “InContinue Reading
(NOVOROSSIYSK, RUSSIA) – Two of Russia’s largest grain terminals in the southern port of Novorossiysk have suspended operations following a night attack by Ukrainian drones. Reuters reported the suspension citing four industry sources. Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter. Most of that export flows through its Black Sea ports,Continue Reading
(LANAUDIÈRE, QUEBEC, CANADA) – A section of Quebec’s Autoroute 40 has been closed westbound near Saint Cuthbert after a cavity was found beneath the road, forcing authorities to divert traffic and prepare a temporary traffic arrangement on the opposite carriageway. The affected section, about 60 kilometres from Montreal, was closedContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine and Moldova have agreed to reduce the water release from the Dnister hydroelectric complex to 75 cubic metres per second, down from 85 cubic metres per second set only days earlier, as the hydrological situation in the river basin continues to worsen. The decision was takenContinue Reading
(KYIV, Ukraine) – The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is rapidly losing its ability to be restored to working order as a result of Russian military activity and prolonged neglect at the occupied facility, a Ukrainian energy expert has warned. Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Centre for Energy Research, told mediaContinue Reading
(KYIV, Ukraine) – Ukraine is pursuing alternative export corridors through Polish ports as systematic Russian strikes continue to disable the country’s deep water terminals, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food said on Tuesday. The plan involves routing agricultural goods via rail and road crossings into Poland and onward toContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, under Russian military control, lost all external electricity supply twice in a single day, forcing it to rely on emergency diesel generators to maintain critical safety functions. Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom reported the incidents on Saturday, 8 August 2026. The firstContinue Reading
