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 ...

The Jerusalem Light Rail is out of service this week in preparation for the extension of the system via a new line, the Jerusalem Municipality said last week. The light rail will be suspended ...

Addis Ababa has been an astonishing African success story ... With Chinese support, Addis has even built the first light rail system in sub-Saharan Africa - a great investment in public transport and ...

The Corporation’s projects, including the flagship Ethio-Djibouti and Addis Ababa Light Rail lines, were constructed using loans denominated in foreign currency. “Other projects suspended currently, ...

“On the comparison of the blue rail line with the Addis Ababa light rail project, it must be stated that rail construction worldwide is not compared on the basis of like-for-like because of difference ...

Notable projects include the Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which began operations in 2015, and the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway line connecting Ethiopia with Djibouti’s port. Air ...

A train operating on the light rail in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia owes several international lenders worth about $27.4 billion and most of the debt falling due. Ethiopia, like most sub-Saharan ...

After news emerged last month that Addis Ababa’s light rail system was grinding to a halt for want of functioning trains, China has agreed to provide $23m-worth of spare parts, South China Morning ...

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 ...

When it was inaugurated in 2015, the Addis Ababa Light Rail was heralded as a banner project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. By then, China had become known for its infrastructure feats at home.