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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.

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.

Kenyan Scholars hail Chinese Efforts in Africa’s Rail Development

Kenyan scholars speaking about the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway

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

This one gets the description correct: "Africa’s first modern cross-border electric railway"

From Railway Technology