Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-21 18:59:22|Editor: ZDVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese engagement has injected positive momentum to the development of Ethiopia in particular and Africa in general, Ethiopian expert Costantinos Bt. Costantinos told Xinhua Friday. With regards to the Ethio-Djibouti railway, Africa's first modern railway that was built by Chinese companies connecting Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa to Djibouti port, Costantinos affirmed that it would highly benefit land-locked Ethiopia. Costantinos further noted that the growing Chinese engagement also helped Africa's second most populous nation with access to job opportunities to its burgeoning younger generation. In neighboring country Kenya, Chinese company also helped build a 480km standard gauge railway, connecting capital Nairobi with port city Mombasa.

Source: Ethiopian News July 21, 2017 11:15 UTC