Transportation in Africa Transportation in Africa Bodaboda (or boda-boda) - originally a bicycle taxi in East Africa (from English border-border). The bicycle rider can also be called bodaboda. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodaboda"
This article is about the roadside inns. The band Santana also has an album entitled Caravanserai. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caravanserai"
The East African Railways and Harbours Corporation evolved from the Uganda Railway in Kenya and Uganda and the railways of Tanganyika (later Tanzania) between the WWI and the 1970s when the East African Community dissolved. ...more on Wikipedia about "East African Railways and Harbours Corporation"
Matatu is the East African form of share taxis, and the most common form of public transport in the region. The taxis are usually 10–30-passenger buses and vans. Matatu is a Swahili word that was first used in Kenya, but is now wideley used in Tanzania and Uganda as well. Matatu is also known as daladala in Tanzania, kamunye in Uganda. Similar to matatus are bush taxi in Central and West Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Matatu"
The Netherlands-South African Railway Company (Nederlandsch-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorwegmaatschappij) or NZASM was formed on June 21 1887 in the Transvaal. The license was conditional on the route from Delagoa Bay to Pretoria being complete before the end of 1894. The line opened on November 2 1894. The line was created in an attempt to break the dependence of the Afrikaners on the British colonies to the south. By building a railway eastwards into Portuguese Mozambique the settlers would have a trade route that did not run through British territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Netherlands-South African Railway Company"
In many countries (especialy developing countries) the main system for public transport involves share taxis. They are of various vehicle types, including minibuses, midibuses, covered pickup trucks, station wagons or lorries. This mode of transport falls between the private mode and the conventional bus transport system, with the convenience of stopping anywhere to pick or drop passengers, etc. Share taxis often have unfixed time schedules. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Share taxi"
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