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A Goods Train Journey along the Desert

By SG Editor·
African man carrying bread near train tracks with a moving freight train in the background.

Local community members near railway tracks in Africa, highlighting transportation growth and economic development.

Mauritania’s Sahara Express has traveled some 700 kilometers across the remote desert region since 1963. Traders, families, goats and camels and thousands of tons of iron ore roll through one of the world’s most remote regions.

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