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. While most sections of the Cape to Cairo railway are in operation, a major part is missing between northern
Sudan and
Uganda.