Addis Metro, the first light-rail transit line in sub-Saharan Africa opened on Sunday in Ethiopia. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read ...

Babure is the Amharic name for the first light rail system operating in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. Starting in September, traffic in the city has been flowing more smoothly thanks to the ...

One massive landlocked country hopes to build a colossal train line through its neighbour to the sea. Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT We ...

Huawei has been selected to install the eLTE urban communication system on the Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit in Ethiopia. The Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit project will have an effective ...

In the middle of the departure hall stands a sign. On it is an arrow pointing to the right – “Domestic” – and one pointing to the left – “Cross-border”. Djibouti-bound passengers turn left. Since ...

Although there will be shortfalls in the country’s infrastructure programme, the railway will be an impressive achievement Out of the dust and rubble of decimated junctions, soaring slabs of concrete ...

The Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit project testing is going on according to plans. So far, only power fluctuations are the major constraints that were faced. But there are no major technical problems ...

ADDIS ABABA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- For Tedela Chala, a supermarket worker in Addis Ababa, going to work is no longer the nightmare it used to be in the past, when traffic jams were an integral part of the ...

Ethiopia's first modern urban commuter rail service has been launched in the capital Addis Ababa. The $470M project, which was mostly funded by China's Exim Bank, is the first fully electrified train ...

Ethiopia is the world's largest landlocked country by population. More than 101 million people call it home, though few if any ever manage to visit the sea. It is hoped that this will change with the ...