Professor Makame Mbarawa - Minister of Transport of the United Republic of Tanzania, witnessed the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between Arab Contractors Company and the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC), to cooperate in the development and construction of the Standard Gauge (SGR) Mtwara-Liganga railway project, within the framework of strengthening joint cooperation in the field of infrastructure and transport projects and supporting economic development plans in Tanzania. The agreement was signed on the Tanzanian side by Eng. Matshibeya Shewa - Director General of the Tanzania Railways Corporation, and on the side of the Tanzanian Arab Contractors Company by Eng. Hamdi Farag - Managing Director and Authorized Manager. The project aims to link the port of Mtwara on the Indian Ocean with Mbamba Bay region on Lake Nyasa, with the establishment of branches to serve the mineral wealth areas of Mtchuma and Leganga, thereby facilitating the transport of goods and natural resources, enhancing trade, and opening new horizons for investment and economic development. Also present at the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding was Mr. Amr El Gharib - the Financial and Administrative Director of the Tanzanian Arab Contractors Company. The signing of the memorandum of understanding reflects the keenness of the Arab Contractors Company to strengthen its presence in the Tanzanian market, and to employ its engineering and technical expertise and capabilities in developing and implementing major infrastructure projects, in a way that supports Egyptian-Tanzanian cooperation and contributes to the development of the transport and railway system in Africa.