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Kenya's SGR sees freight growth amid China's zero-tariff policy
By Xinhua Published: Jul 14, 2026 09:45 AM
This photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows a cargo train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) entering Port Reitz Station in Mombasa, Kenya. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows a cargo train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) entering Port Reitz Station in Mombasa, Kenya. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. (Photo: Xinhua)


A freight locomotive bound for Nairobi leaves a depot at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. (Photo: Xinhua)

A freight locomotive bound for Nairobi leaves a depot at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. (Photo: Xinhua)



A crane hoists a container at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

A crane hoists a container at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)



This photo taken on July 9, 2026 shows containers at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 9, 2026 shows containers at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya. (Photo: Xinhua)