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Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway

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A train drives into the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on MaY 10, 2024. [Xinhua]

The Chinese management contractors of the Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation.

This came as senior Ethiopian and Djiboutian government officials, the Chinese diplomatic community in Ethiopia, and the management contractor of the 752-km electrified transnational railway celebrated the historic milestone of the "Turnkey Ceremony" at the Lebu Railway Station on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Friday.

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