Nigerian rail: Rejuvenating hopes? | FT World

The railway linking Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, to Kano, the country's second largest city, reopened after more than 10 years, thanks to Chinese loans and investment. The FT's West Africa correspondent Xan Rice, makes the 31-hour journey and asks whether the train line is a sign of progress in Africa's second biggest economy.

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