TAZARA link Cape to Cairo Railway

from dar es salaam, 1,860 km link kapiri mposhi in zambia completed after 6 years workers , main funding china in 1976. tanzania-zambia-railway (tazara) built connect landlocked zambia , mineral wealth port on indian ocean, independent port connections in south africa, frequent rival economic competitor in mining sectors or mozambique, @ time portuguese-controlled territory. not intended in grand picture of cape cairo railway, tazara fills critical link. connection 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge of southern part of africa.