Chinese firms complete Ethiopia-Djibouti railway

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 26 Sep 2016, 15:12

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John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 07 Oct 2016, 22:06

Chinese-built railway links two African countries

Chinese locomotives run along Africa's 1st electric railway

Obviously this is not "Africa's 1st electric railway", as South Africa has had them for rather a long time. Allowing for the usual journalistic ignorance, perhaps the best one can say is it is Africa's first international electric railway, crossing a national border.

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 09 Oct 2016, 06:29

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 10 Oct 2016, 06:25

Ethiopia-Djibouti railway lifts China's efforts in Africa's rail network

Ethiopia pushes coastal rail link

Ethio-Djibouti Railway Project: Africa's First Modern Electric Railway

Well, I suppose "Africa's First Modern Electric Railway" is better than simply "Africa's First Electric Railway", although South Africa might argue that parts of its electric network are pretty modern.

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 11 Oct 2016, 20:01

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 13 Oct 2016, 06:52

10 Things You Need To Know About The Ethiopia-Djibouti Electric Railway

This one gets the description correct: "Africaâ€™s first modern cross-border electric railway"

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 14 Oct 2016, 19:24

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