Comazar is a company that operates railways in Africa. Its stock is majority owned by the French investment group Bolloré. Comazar was founded by Eric Peiffer and Patrick Claes in conjunction with Transnet (Spoornet) and Transurb Consult (a Belgian Railways subsidiary) in 1995.
The headquarters are in Johannesburg.
Related organizations
Comazar owns stock in and operates the following privately held railways: Comazar is also a ten percent partner in Rift Valley Railways.
- Camrail - Cameroon - 20 year concession from 1999.
- Sitarail Railways - Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso
- Ethiopian Railways - 25 year concession from 2006.