Photo taken on June 29, 2017 shows passengers disembark a train running on the Chinese-built light rail in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)ADDIS ABABA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies have created more than 28,300 jobs in various sectors during the past five-year period in Ethiopia, an official at the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) told Xinhua Friday. The data from the Ethiopian Investment Commission further indicated that the 279 Chinese companies that were set operational during the reported period are additional to 100 other Chinese companies that are now currently under implementation in the country. The 279 Chinese companies have a registered financial capital of over 13.16 billion Ethiopian birr (over 572 million U.S. dollars), it was indicated. Construction, service and agricultural sectors are the other sectors hosting a great number of Chinese companies in Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous nation.

Source: Ethiopian News July 21, 2017 12:22 UTC