The government of Ethiopia has begun preliminary work on a railway line to the port cities of Eritrea. Ahmed Shide, the minister of finance, said a feasibility study had been launched and the World Bank was behind the project. The railway would connect the Ethiopian network with the ports of Assab and Massawa. The project is expected to be one of the dividends from the peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea which Abiy agreed in July last year. At present Ethiopia relies on a single rail line to Djibouti for access to the sea.

Source: Ethiopian News June 28, 2019 11:15 UTC