Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway wins acclaim for boosting regional integration

STORY: Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway wins acclaim for boosting regional integration DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DENGE BORU, Ethiopia's State Minister of Transport and Logistics 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHAO ZHIYUAN, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia 4. various of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway STORYLINE: The Chinese-built Addis Ababa-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway, also known as the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, has won acclaim for boosting regional integration and prosperity as it marked its fifth anniversary of operation. A celebration event was held Wednesday at the Lebu Railway Station on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Ethiopia's State Minister of Transport and Logistics Denge Boru commended the railway's multifaceted significance for the two countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DENGE BORU, Ethiopia's State Minister of Transport and Logistics "The railway mu