Artwork and statues depict the signing of the agreement between Zambia, Tanzania and China at the TAZARA Memorial Park in Lusaka on August 16, 2026. TAZARA Memorial Park is located in Chongwe District and was built to commemorate the construction of the TAZARA Railway and honour the workers who lost their lives during the project. The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Artworks are exhibited to honour the railway workers killed during the construction of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) line at the TAZARA memorial park in Lusaka on August 16, 2026. TAZARA Memorial Park is located in Chongwe District and was built to commemorate the construction of the TAZARA Railway and honour the workers who lost their lives during the project. The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Artwork and statues show railway workers at the TAZARA Memorial Park in Lusaka on August 16, 2026. TAZARA Memorial Park is located in Chongwe District and was built to commemorate the construction of the TAZARA Railway and honour the workers who lost their lives during the project. The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Artwork and statues show railway workers at the TAZARA Memorial Park in Lusaka on August 16, 2026. TAZARA Memorial Park is located in Chongwe District and was built to commemorate the construction of the TAZARA Railway and honour the workers who lost their lives during the project. The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

A man sits by the entrance of the TAZARA Memorial Park, in Lusaka on August 16, 2026. TAZARA Memorial Park is located in Chongwe District and was built to commemorate the construction of the TAZARA Railway and honour the workers who lost their lives during the project. The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Artwork and statues show railway workers at the TAZARA Memorial Park in Lusaka on August 16, 2026. TAZARA Memorial Park is located in Chongwe District and was built to commemorate the construction of the TAZARA Railway and honour the workers who lost their lives during the project. The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Artwork and statues depicting the signing of the agreement between Zambia, Tanzania and China at the TAZARA Memorial Park in Lusaka on August 16, 2026. TAZARA Memorial Park is located in Chongwe District and was built to commemorate the construction of the TAZARA Railway and honour the workers who lost their lives during the project. The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of the entrance of the TAZARA Memorial Park is seen in Lusaka on August 16, 2026. TAZARA Memorial Park is located in Chongwe District and was built to commemorate the construction of the TAZARA Railway and honour the workers who lost their lives during the project. The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP via Getty Images)