In Addis Ababa, a city of over 4 million people ... way people in Ethiopia’s capital get to work. The $475 million Light Rail Project is a joint venture between Ethiopia and China and the ...

Local residents walk on the platform of a light rail station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 20, 2015. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) ADDIS ABABA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-built 34-km Addis Ababa Light ...

China has come to the rescue of the Chinese-built Addis Ababa light rail transport service, agreeing to provide spare parts worth 155 million yuan (US$23 million) for the struggling network’s ...

Many in the city of four million are left with no choice but to rely on the "blue donkeys", as Addis Ababa's cramped minibuses are known. "They are full inside," electronics salesperson Andulam Alemu ...

Today, the four million residents of the capital rely on the Addis Ababa Light Rail, the 475-million-U.S.-dollar project built with Chinese technology and currently operated by Chinese experts. The ...

Many of Addis Ababa’s inhabitants rely on ‘taxis’ – actually minibus services that make short journeys around the city. Betru says that the light rail will not compete with these small ...

Hence one additional plan was necessary to meet such need and it was the Light Rail Transit of Addis Ababa that came as a partial solution to all these challenges. This alternative solution has ...

This article is the fifth in a series dealing with rail and industrial park developments by Chinese actors in Ethiopia, which began with our analyses of the Addis Ababa Light Rail Train (AALRT ...

Hope it will alleviate the concern of segments of the population. The Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit will have a total of 41 rails each with a capacity to carry 286 passengers. This will enable ...

Local residents walk on the platform of a light rail station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 20, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua) The Chinese-built 34-km Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (AALRT) network has ...