Malawi and Mozambique have agreed to rehabilitate railway lines that connect them, as confirmed by the Ministry of Transport spokesperson Andrew Mthiko.

In a statement by Mozambican Minister of Transport and Communications Janfar Abdulai, it has been indicated that their part of the agreement is to rehabilitate the Sena Line through the Mutarara-Vila Nova de Fronteira and Vila Nova da Fronteira- Bangula branch.

While the above is aimed at one way of revamping that mode of transport, Central and Eastern Africa Railway (Cear) was rehabilitating some parts of the railway line from Limbe to Sadama, while the government would rehabilitate the part from Marka in Nsanje to Bangula in Chikwawa. Nthiko also confirmed that the government has started the procurement process by tendering out and people have submitted bids. “We are evaluating the bids. We expect that, by the end of this month, a consultant will be identified,” he said.