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Abuja Light Rail — Nigeria | Africa Development Tracker

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Abuja Light Rail

First metro system in West Africa. 45km rail network.

Funding source

$824M

Start date

Jan 2007

Implementer

CCECC (China)

Capacity

45 km

Funding Sources

China Exim BankFederal Government

Data Sources

FCT Transportation(Official)

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Project Timeline

Umaru Yar'AduaPDP

20%

Contract signed

Jan 2007 → May 2010

Goodluck JonathanPDP

60%

Construction

May 2010 → May 2015

Muhammadu BuhariAPC

100%

Completed Phase 1

May 2015 → Jul 2018

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