Date: 31/05/2017

Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country.

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Kenya opens first railway for a century

BBC News

The Chinese-funded train line is the country's biggest infrastructure project since independence.

Kenya's new railway in pictures

BBC News - Kenya's new Madaraka Express railway in pictures

A peek at Africa's newest railway, running from Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to the port city of Mombasa.