Kenya has formally launched a new, Chinese-financed railway which should extend across East Africa to reach South Sudan, DR Congo and Burundi.
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The first section will link the Kenyan port of Mombasa to the capital, Nairobi, reducing the journey time from 15 hours to about four.
It is said to be the country's biggest infrastructure project since independence 50 years ago.
The cost of the railway will be $5.2bn (£3.2bn) - mostly funded by China.