New Rail Project in Ethiopia Evoke Memories of Glory Days
By Matthew Newsome in Addis Ababa In the first of a five-part series on railways in Africa, we visit Ethiopia, the first country in Africa to have a railway. The French-built railway connected the capital Addis Ababa to the Red Sea…
Chinese Railway in Ethiopia to Replace Historic French Line
Photo: French built Addis Ababa Train Station Agence France-Presse March 10, 2013 For all related Ethiopian Train news click here. AFP – Camels rather than locomotives lumber over the railway tracks in this remote desert, famously traversed by storied French adventurers…
Alstom to Supply €250 Million Euro ($325 USD Million) Equipment for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Jan. 07, 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Jan. 07, 2013 — French power equipment and train manufacturer Alstom SA (ALO.FR) Monday said it signed a contract to supply hydropower equipments worth 250 million euros ($325 million) to the Grand Renaissance…
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