China provides training on Ethiopian Railway operation

The 752-km Ethiopia-Djibouti rail line (captured in #30171) is the first modern railway in Ethiopia and Djibouti. To cope with the shortage of railway personnel of the two nations, a massive training program is underway. In Ethiopia, which hosts the majority of the railway, about 2,000 local stewards, technicians, drivers and other personnel are receiving training from China Railway Erju Co. Ltd., a major builder and operator of the railway. Apart from school-style classes and trips to China, they are following a team of 1,000 Chinese railway workers, who have been commissioned to run the railway. It is unclear when the trainings started, although MOFCOM reported a 2018 Seminar on Railway Operation Management in Ethiopia that was held from July 9th to August 7th 2018.

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