A US$3.4bil electrified railway line built by China was officially launched on Tuesday to link the Horn of Africa to its inland countries. The line connects the strategic Red Sea port of Djibouti and Addis Ababa, the capital of landlocked Ethiopia, the fastest growing economy in Africa. With a maximum speed of 120km/h for cargo trains and 160km/h for passenger trains, the railway line is expected to link Addis Ababa and Djibouti in about 12 hours. It is the second trans-national railway built by Chinese companies in Africa, following the Tanzania-Zambia Railway. What are the other Chinese projects in Djibouti?

Source: The Star January 13, 2017 23:39 UTC