Ethiopia, Italy Sign Strategic Railway Cooperation Deal

The Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) and Italian firm COIPA Italia S.p.A. have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to strengthen collaboration in railway infrastructure development.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta have inaugurated the 500-kilometer Hawassa-Hagere Mariam-Moyale Road which is part of the Trans African Highway and a key segment of the Mombassa-Nairobi-Addis Ababa transport corridor, and also the Moyale One-Stop Border Post.
