In a move described as “historic and symbolic,” has officially launched the construction of Ethiopia’s first railway line to be built entirely with domestic resources. The 3-kilometer line will connect to the main Ethio-Djibouti railway corridor—marking a strategic shift in the country’s infrastructure ambitions.
The announcement was made during a foundation-stone-laying ceremony attended by senior government officials from Ethiopia and Djibouti, industry leaders, and the transport sector’s top executives.
A Symbolic Turning Point
For more than a century, Ethiopia’s link to the outside world has depended on a single rail line to Djibouti. That dependence, according to , CEO of Ethio-Djibouti Railway, has been “a 130-year-long frustration.”
“The railway is one of the institutions etched in Ethiopian history. Yet, for decades, it has remained stagnant—like our politics of the past,” he told the crowd. “Today, we are launching a project that proves Ethiopian engineers can design, build, and deliver critical national infrastructure with our own hands.”
The AMG–Endode line is scheduled to be completed in just six months. Once operational, it will enable goods—including coffee, steel, and other industrial outputs—to move directly from factory gates to port terminals at unprecedented speeds.
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