Development: rebuilt railway to reopen in central Moz.Mozambique's rapid economic development receives another fillip this year with the launching of the Lower Zambezi Zambezi (zămbē`zē), river, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, rising in NW Zambia, S central Africa, and flowing in an S-shaped course generally E through E Angola, along the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, and through central Mozambique to the Valley Spatial Development Initiative (SDI (1) (Serial Digital Interface) A physical interface widely used for transmitting digital video in various formats. For electrical transmission, it uses a high grade of coaxial cable and a single BNC connector with Teflon insulation. )--a multibillion-dollar project that will reopen re·o·pen tr. & intr.v. re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens 1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September. up vast territory in central Mozambique. Regional SDI coordinator, Paolo Zucula, describes it as "the most difficult and most challenging" of the corridors, but one with "massive development potential". The war-devastated region has virtually no intact transport infrastructure. Tenders have been opened for the rebuilding of the key 550km Sena railway line linking the port city of Beira with economically important northern industrial and agricultural centres. Bidders have been identified in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , Brazil and China. |
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