Trans-Saharan Railway

The Trans-Saharan Railway was a project conducted by France to build a rail line south through Algeria to sub-Saharan Africa. First proposed in 1879, limited construction occurred during 1941–1942, by the use of forced labor during World War II under Vichy France.

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