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The $60 billion price tag for Nigeria's Standard Gauge Railway comes from the 2002 "25-Year Rail Modernization Master Plan." This comprehensive plan included the construction of new standard gauge railways, the rehabilitation of existing lines, and the development of inter-state connections to link every state capital. By replacing the 3,505 km narrow gauge and constructing around 3,500 km of new standard gauge railway, the total length would be approximately 7,000 km. Given this extensive network, the $60 billion estimate seemed reasonable at the time. However, comparing this to the 2,102 km Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway, it's clear that $60 billion is a high estimate for 7,000 km. A more realistic cost might be in the range of $30-40 billion Message Copilot

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I think Tanzanie is in front of Nigeria on SGR

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I would argue with confidence that Nigeria is the first producer in Africa. I will probably agree with you that the countries you mentioned have more oil reserve than Nigeria

Thank you. Given the number of huge ongoing projects in Africa. I think the continent is in a good direction in terms of development.

Thank you. Indeed the project will change Nigeria energy sector

I think the project will be beneficial to Burundi in terms of transport

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Yes I think so given the amount of the investment. Anyways, most modern sgr are electrified.

Thank you for your constructive comment. I agree with you that we should refrain from using third word countries in the current days and use developing countries instead. In this case, i used it because back in 1960s and 1970s, they used such derogatory term to describe some countries in africa and latin america.

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I concur with this assessment. Should Tazara undergo renovation, as anticipated, it may represent a significant advancement. In the future, Tazara could be linked to the Lobito Corridor, thereby creating an SGR that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean.

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It is understandable given what happened in the past. However, I am hopeful that current policy makers in the involved countries have the abilities to make deals that are beneficial to their citizens.

Probably yes or no. We will see😂

@@africanMegaProjects America said they’d fund it, but they must be getting something in return?

​@@TheUKNutter as I explained in the video, USA and Europe main goal is to access critical minerals in Zambia and DRC. I do not also doubt that the railway will be also very beneficial to these countries in terms of transport.

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I concur with your argument. I think the project of Central corridor would be an answer. But i am afraid it could take time before it is realized.

I agree with you. Nigeria is also a country that has the capacity to host the Olympic games. I think two more countries in the same regional economic blocks can also host them together. As an example, EAC countries can host the games together.

We have hosted for the first time the world cup in 2010 in South Africa. The Olympic games have been there since around 1900 and we have not hosted them yet. I think it would be amazing if we can finally host them in the near future.

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Uganda has 6 billion barrels of established oil deposits from less than 20% of explored land for oil. So you can expect the total deposits to increase in the near future given the ongoing exploration. Plus the pipeline is also expected to offtake oil from eastern DRC where significant oil deposits exist, as well as oil from South Sudan.

@@SIRLEE Only 1.6 billion is economically recoverable with existing technologies

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