EthiopiaAddis Ababa turns to French firms to complete railway line – Africa Intellegence

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Published on 23.07.2026 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 min

Electrified railway line connecting Addis Ababa to Djibouti, in March 2016.
Electrified railway line connecting Addis Ababa to Djibouti, in March 2016. © Eric Lafforgue/Hans Lucas via AFP

Logistical and financial difficulties and the Tigray war interrupted work on the Awash-Kombolcha-Hara Gebeya railway line, prompting its Turkish builder to launch arbitration proceedings. Now, Ethio-Djibouti Railway is looking to restart the project.