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Sub-Saharan travel boosted by Ethiopia’s new train service

Sub-Saharan travel boosted by Ethiopia’s new train service Sam Smith Cape Town - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa has celebrated the recent opening of a modern urban light railway or tram servvice, reports BBC. The project partly funded by China’s Exim Bank, cost the African country $475 million (about R620m at R13,06/$). BBC reports that this […]

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Ethiopia plans to build over 100,000-km of roads in GTP-II

Addis Ababa, September 9, 2015 (FBC) – Ethiopia plans to build more than 100,000 kilometers of roads in the second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP-II) period. Ethiopia’s total road coverage now stands at 105,000 km and this figure will be improved to 205,000 kilometers over the coming five years, Workneh Gebeyehu, Transport Minister, told FBC. […]

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Road Linking Kenya and Ethiopia to Open in May

April 9, 2015-The road that will connect kenya to Ethiopia is almost complete. Africa Review reports that the Marsabit-Moyale Road will be completed in May, according to the Kenya National Highways Authority. The new road will help farmers transport their crops to the market and facilitate easier travel for tourists throughout Kenya. The road will […]

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