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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 06 October 2016 - 12:52 AM

Fox News, 10/5/16:

Ethiopia's new coastal rail link runs through restive region


The timing was uncomfortable. One of Africa's best-performing economies on Wednesday launched its latest massive infrastructure project, a railway linking the landlocked country with a major port on the Gulf of Aden. But it came just days after dozens were killed in anti-government protests in the region the railway runs through.

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Posted 13 October 2016 - 10:26 AM

 

 

Ethiopia - Djibouti railway inaugurated

 

THE Ethiopia - Djibouti standard-gauge railway was inaugurated on October 3, creating a new transport corridor between landlocked Ethiopia and the Red Sea.

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Posted 19 January 2017 - 12:08 PM

 

 


Djibouti inaugurates new line to Addis Ababa
 
A ceremony was held at Nagad station in Djibouti on January 10 to mark the official opening of the new $US 4.2bn 752km electrified standard-gauge railway to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

http://www.railjourn... to Addis Ababa






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