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Sun Liangzi and Han Wei

Chinese Firms End Six-Year Operation Running Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway

A ceremony was held on Friday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, for the official transfer of the railway’s operations to the Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company

What’s new: The Chinese contractor has handed over the China-funded 752-kilometer railway linking Ethiopia and Djibouti to local operators, marking the completion of six years of operation.

A ceremony was held on Friday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, for the official transfer of the railway’s operations to the Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company (EDR), a joint venture established by Ethiopian and Djiboutian authorities.

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