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Game-changing railway hallmarks the ‘African Renaissance’

Game-changing railway hallmarks the ‘African Renaissance’

Dr Getachew Betru, CEO of the Ethiopian Railways Corporation The new 800km Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway line is on track to open fully this year and its anticipated impact on the socio-economic development of the country, and indeed the region, is expected to be dramatic.

The result of new technology, talent and trust, it comes just months after the Ethiopian capital inaugurated sub-Saharan Africa’s first light rail system, similarly signaling rapidly changing times in the country and its unprecedented economic optimism. Dr Getachew Betru, CEO of the Ethiopian Railways Corporation, reveals just what the project – a central link in […]

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