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[[File:Punch Rhodes Colossus.png|140px|left|]]The '''[[Cape to Cairo Railway]]''' is an uncompleted project to cross Africa from south to north by rail. This plan was initiated at the end of the 19th century, during the time of Western colonial rule, largely under the vision of [[Cecil Rhodes]], in the attempt to connect adjacent African possessions of the British Empire through a continuous line from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt. {{MainPageAbstractFooter|Cape to Cairo Railway}} | [[File:Punch Rhodes Colossus.png|140px|left|The Rhodes Colossus: Caricature of Cecil John Rhodes, after he announced plans for a telegraph line and railroad from Cape Town to Cairo.]]The '''[[Cape to Cairo Railway]]''' is an uncompleted project to cross Africa from south to north by rail. This plan was initiated at the end of the 19th century, during the time of Western colonial rule, largely under the vision of [[Cecil Rhodes]], in the attempt to connect adjacent African possessions of the British Empire through a continuous line from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt. {{MainPageAbstractFooter|Cape to Cairo Railway}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:23, 24 August 2021
The Cape to Cairo Railway is an uncompleted project to cross Africa from south to north by rail. This plan was initiated at the end of the 19th century, during the time of Western colonial rule, largely under the vision of Cecil Rhodes, in the attempt to connect adjacent African possessions of the British Empire through a continuous line from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt.
