Chinese bank funds Ethiopian light rail public transportation project in Addis Ababa

Chinese bank funds Ethiopian light rail public transportation project in Addis Ababa 

China Central Television

ADDIS ABABA- With funding from Chinese banks, Ethiopia is building a light rail network in its capital, Addis Ababa.

Once complete, the network will cover almost 70 Kilometers across the city, over which some an estimated 60,000 passengers will move, every hour.

The project is due to go online in 2015. CCTV’s Girum Chala was at the construction site and filed this report.

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Population:  4.1 million (est.)

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