{"id":1872,"date":"2019-11-21T12:24:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/thelo-db-entwickelt-afrikas-eisenbahnen\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T05:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T05:42:26","slug":"thelo-db-develops-africas-railways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/thelo-db-develops-africas-railways\/","title":{"rendered":"Thelo DB develops Africa&#8217;s railways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs__inner\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__home\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/\" aria-label=\"Link Home\"><svg class=\"breadcrumbs__home-icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#home\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg> <a data-is-distributor=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\">Updates<\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"breadcrumbs__actual-page\">Thelo DB develops Africa&#8217;s railways<\/span><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"article-header\"><div class=\"article-header__tags\"><a class=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/?categories=9\">News<\/a><\/div><h1 class=\"article-header__headline\">Thelo DB develops Africa&#8217;s railways<\/h1><div class=\"article-header__date\">November 21, 2019 &#8211; 12:24 pm<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-sub-headline\"><p class=\"sub-headline\">In mid-November of 2019, Thelo DB, a joint venture of DB Engineering &amp; Consulting, was represented at two major events in Africa.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-1024x485.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-520x246.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-768x363.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-1280x606.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-1920x909.jpg 640w\" alt=\"Thelo DB At the Africa Investment Forum in the South Africa\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1211\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191113_135446-scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"DB Engineering &amp; Consulting \/ Julian Kriesel\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<p>At the Africa Investment Forum in the South African city of Johannesburg, the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Afreximbank, one of the largest banks in Africa, received special recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MoU laid out an extensive strategic cooperative effort to implement major railway infrastructure projects. Ronnie Ntuli, Chairman of the Management Board&nbsp;of Thelo DB said, \u201eThrough this critically important relationship, we are able to offer to the continent, not only the best technical solutions for the railway sector but also introduce financing solutions to finance railway projects across the continent.\u201d In-depth discussions were held with the African Development Bank as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Africa Investment Forum is the continent&#8217;s largest conference on financing for infrastructure projects, among others, drawing more than 1,000 attendees every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Logistics Solutions transport conference was held in the Ethiopian city of Addis Ababa in mid-November as well. The conference is held twice a year in Ethiopia, supplementing the Rail Summit, and is a forum where political leaders from the country&#8217;s transport ministry and service providers come together. At Logistics Solutions, Thelo DB signed an MoU with Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) to provide comprehensive support relating to shadow operator service; creating a regulatory agency; increasing the efficiency of rail and transport operations; and establishing a Rail Academy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-2-medium is-offset-left-1-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-social-sharing\"><div class=\"social-sharing\" data-subject=\"Here is an article for you: [TITLE]\" data-recipient=\"mail recipient en\" data-body=\"Here is an article by DB Engineering &#038; Consulting for you: [TITLE] at [LINK]\"><span class=\"social-sharing__label\">Share<\/span><div class=\"social-sharing__links\"><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--linkedin\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link LinkedIn\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-linked-in\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--mail\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Mail\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h4\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"contact-person\"><h3 class=\"contact-person__name\">DB Engineering &#038; Consulting<\/h3><div class=\"contact-person__position\">Team Marketing &#038; Communications<\/div><div class=\"contact-person__address\">DB Engineering &#038; Consulting<br \/>\r\nEUREF-Campus 14<br \/>\r\n10829 Berlin<br \/>\r\nGermany<\/div><a class=\"contact-person__link-communication\" href=\"mailto:marketing@db-eco.com\"><svg class=\"contact-person__icon-mail\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"><\/use><\/svg><span>E-Mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-linked-items  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-linked-items--expanded\"><section class=\"layout-linked-items\"><div class=\"layout-linked-items__header\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"column is-6-small is-3-medium\"><h2 class=\"layout-linked-items__headline\">More news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"column is-6-small is-3-medium\"><div class=\"layout-linked-items__wrapper-link layout-linked-items__wrapper-link--top\"><a class=\"layout-linked-items__link\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/news\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Back to overview page<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"layout-linked-items__inner\"><div class=\"related-posts\"><div class=\"related-posts__post\"><a class=\"base-card\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/10-years-of-db-ec\/\"><figure class=\"base-card__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"base-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"10 years of DB E&amp;C\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 1024px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1.jpeg 1280w\" \/><\/figure><h3 class=\"base-card__title\">10 years of DB Engineering &amp; Consulting<\/h3><div class=\"base-card__date\">04-02-2026<\/div><div class=\"base-card__copy\">From the first sketch to commissioning: DB E&#038;C has been combining expertise and passion for mobility for a decade &#8211; not just in Germany, but worldwide. 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