مشروع سكة الحديد العابرة للصحراء

Abstract EN

Among the major projects that France dreamed of carrying out in its African colonies, the Mediterranean Niger railway project.

The project appeared in 1875 as an idea and was then adopted by successive French governments, but without being able to begin to implement it.

So, until the outbreak of World War II, when France found itself in dire need of its colonies to provide raw materials and soldiers, and the railway project was the best helper for this, so the work started at a rapid pace, but soon it was going to slow down and then come to a complete stop after only traveling 275 km out of 3535 km.

The line extends from the Moroccan city of Oujda in Niger, passing through the Algerian territories to Bechar, Adrar and Reggane.

The intervention looks back on the history of this project which spans nearly a century, trying to shed light on the reasons for France's interest and the problems it has encountered, the role of Spanish