Much of the system was built during the colonial period and received few upgrades since the end of Belgian rule in 1960 until a recent program financed by the World Bank.
大部分铁路系统都在殖民地时期建立，在1960年比利时政权结束后只有几次升级，直到最近获得由世界银行资助的计划情况才有所改善。