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 ...

The first light-rail transit line in sub-Saharan Africa opened on Sunday, bringing curious Ethiopians out in droves to line up for a ride on the Addis Metro in the capital city of Addis Ababa. 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 ...

Addis Ababa’s $475-million light railway project became operational ... become operational over the next two months, according to rail officials. Asked about the city’s erratic power supply ...

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 ...

No quick fix - Awoke Mulu, a spokesman for the Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit Service, said the trains have already carried 50 million passengers and made a "positive impact" on their commute but ...

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 ...

after challenges in the maintenance of the Addis Ababa Light Rail had come to the fore. He said, as a flagship African belt ...

Nigussie beamed with joy as he described his newfound liberation from the nightmare of traffic jams and the time-saving benefits of the Addis Ababa Light Rail Train (AALRT), which was put into ...

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 ...

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 ...