Investments in Africa's transport infrastructure begin to pay off

African countries were on a drive to boost infrastructure and road networks on the continent in 2016.

Ethiopia made huge strides this year with the inauguration of a new railway line, linking the capital, Addis Ababa with Djibouti in October.

The 750 kilometer line was built at a cost of 4 billion US dollars with help from China.

The country wants to have 5,000 kilometers of new rail lines by 2020 to boost the economy by improving transport.

"It is a part of trans African railway network so…
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