The Dakar–Niger Railway (French: Chemin de fer Dakar-Niger) connects Dakar, Senegal to Koulikoro, Mali. The name refers to the Niger River , not the Republic of Niger . It serves many …

Apr 18, 2014 · The long established 'Dakar-Niger' railway line was once the main transport link between the West African countries of Senegal and Mali. But for decades, the route has been …

The Dakar-Niger Railway Strike of 1947-1948 has become a notable reference point when tracing the history of decolonization within colonial French West Africa in the period following the end …

Oct 7, 2008 · This project examines the history of the Dakar-Niger railroad from its birth to its decline to illuminate the nature of the rail strike of 1947-1948 in French West Africa. The strike …

11 hours ago · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military …

Mr Sene has himself contributed to the historiography of the strike in his master's thesis, ‘La grève des cheminots du Dakar-Niger, 1947–1948’ (Mémoire de maîtrise, Ecole Normale Supérieure, …

Nov 26, 2019 · The sign above the station entrance declares that this is the Dakar-Niger Railway: the start of a trek from the arid Sahel to the tropical Atlantic, 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) …

substituting a railroad running direct from Dakar to the Niger River for the historic waterway to the western Sudan from Senegal. Sup-porters of the Senegal River route recommended, instead, …

Senegal 's rail network consists of 906 km of railway at 1,000 mm (3 ft 33⁄8 in) gauge, and 36 km of 1,445 mm (4 ft 87⁄8 in) gauge. The metre-gauge network is part of the Dakar–Niger Railway …

14 hours ago · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Una emboscada de un “grupo de criminales” mató al menos a diez soldados nigerinos cerca de la frontera del país con Burkina Faso esta semana, …