Ethiopia-Djibouti modern railway link inaugurated

Africa’s first modern electrified railway line linking Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa and Red Sea state of Djibouti was inaugurated on Wednesday morning in Lebu railway station of Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe attended the launch ceremony. Xu Shaoshi, the Chairman of China’s National Development and Reform Commission was invited to make a speech in the ceremony as the special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping.