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Give reasons why there are few Railway links among African Countries.

Give reasons why there are few Railway links among African Countries.

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Martin
- African countries were colonized by different colonial governments who constructed rail lines only within the area of jurisdiction

- Many African countries have political differences, which lead to mistrust and hostility. This works against any efforts to construct railway jointly

- African countries have railway of different gauges, which make it difficult for them to be connected

- There is little interstate trade among African countries. This does not warrant construction of railways to transport bulky goods

- African countries lack sufficient capital to establish railways which rely mainly on import raw materials/mountainous landscape/swampy terrain have hindered development of rails to link the countries
marto answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 11:30

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