People gather after train derailed Tuesday Oct.16, 2018 near Sidi Bouknadel, Morocco. A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital Rabat to a town further north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI have inaugurated Morocco’s first high-speed rail line, the first ever such line in Africa. Known as the LGV, it ...

This picture taken on Oct. 16, 2018 shows the scene of a rail accident in the Moroccan town of Bouknadel, between the capital Rabat and the port city of Kenitra to its north. (Photo: Fadel ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI inaugurated Africa’s first high-speed train line on Thursday. These high-speed trains are flashing along the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

Hyundai Rotem, the train manufacturing arm of Hyundai Motor Group, has secured a KRW2.2tn ($1.53bn) contract to supply ...

Alstom has secured a contract from the Moroccan National Railway Office (ONCF) to provide 18 Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains. Financed by the French Treasury, the deal is valued at €781m ($845m) ...

Move over, Japan: Next year, Africa will debut its first high-speed train, in Morocco. Testing has begun on the French-made double-decker train cars that will reach speeds of 200 mph, CNN reports.

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI have inaugurated Morocco’s first high-speed rail line, the first ever such line in Africa. Known as the LGV, it ...

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Morocco will inaugrate Africa's first high-speed rail line on Thursday. The $2 billion project was a joint effort between French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI. It will ...