UIC Africa Region webinar: Rail freight: what is the situation and what does the future hold?


Thursday 9 April 2026, 11h-12h30 Paris Time

Please join us for UIC Africa Webinar to explore Rail Freight Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Agenda

Moderators:

  • Joost Overdijkink, Freight Senior Advisor

Welcome message by:

  • Mounir Mhaji, Commercial Director of Freight and Logistics, ONCF & UIC Africa Region Chairmanship
  • François Davenne, UIC Director General and Coordinator of UIC Africa Region by interim
  • Keynote by:
  • Bertrand Minary, UIC Director of Freight and Passenger Departments, Coordinator of Middle East and Latin America Regions
  • Hakan Günel, Freight Senior Advisor
    • UIC Freight corridors approach to establish an integrated cross-border network
    • Case study Middle East Region

Presentations by:

  • ONCF - Moroccan National Railways Office
    • Logistics & Dry ports
  • URC – Uganda Railways Corporation
    • URC linking the sea to Uganda and Beyond
  • Joost Overdijkink, UIC Freight Senior Advisor
    • Key conditions for growing rail freight

Q&A

Closing remarks

Languages

EN-FR

Presentations of the webinar are available here

Please contact Maria Lafont, Senior Advisor Africa Region, lafont at uic.org, for any further information.

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