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…
Brazilian Bank May Provide $1 Billion to Ethiopian Rail
By William Davison May 27, 2013 Ethiopia is in talks to receive $1 billion in funding from the Brazilian Development Bank to build a section of a railway that will be extended to connect to neighboring South Sudan, a Foreign…
$2 Billion USD Loan Agreement Signed for 756 Km Addis Ababa to Djibouti Railway Project (Video)
Addis Ababa, May 23, 2013 — (WIC) — Ethiopia, Djibouti and China here on Wednesday signed a loan agreement amounting to over two billion USD for construction of 756 km Addis Ababa/Sebeta – Djibouti railway project. The loan secured from…
Ethiopia to Reap Benefits from Eco-friendly Light Rail Train (LRT) Projects
By E. G. Woldegebriel ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Taking advantage of its expanding hydropower and other renewable energy capacity, Ethiopia is building an extensive system of electric railways to ease urban traffic congestion and reduce carbon emissions…
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…
Ethiopia to Build Addis Ababa to Djibouti Railway, 656 Km Single and Double Tracks (Video)
Feb. 02, 2013 Bilateral relations between China and Ethiopia has been growing faster than ever before. China has become the fastest growing economy in the world and Ethiopia has become the fastest growing economy in Africa. The Chinese are supporting…
China Road and Bridge Corporation, CRBC, Likely to Clinch Biggest Ever Road Construction Contract
By Dawit Taye Jan. 28, 2013 Authority plans to invite exclusively Chines contractors Another Chinese-based construction company operational in Ethiopia – China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) – has become an overwhelming favorite to snatch the 2.6 billion birr interchange…
Ethiopia to Build 34 Km Light Railway Transit (LRT) System to Transport 80,000 People Per Hour
Photo: Addis Ababa Light Rail Train at Mexico Square By Dawit Taye Jan. 18, 2013 2.6 bln birr slated for interchanges, roundabouts With a view to ensure smooth traffic flow in the metropolis, the Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA)…
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