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18/11/2025 – Ethiopia Unveils $1.58 Billion Railway Plan to Reconnect with the Red Sea
Ethiopia Unveils $1.58 Billion Railway Plan to Reconnect with the Red Sea Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) has announced an ambitious $1.58 billion standard-gauge railway project designed to link northern Ethiopia directly to the Red Sea...
09/11/2025 – Mauritania, Italy Discuss € 2.5B Green Hydrogen Project
Italy and Mauritania Join Forces for Clean Energy Italy and Mauritania are strengthening their partnership in the renewable energy sector with a landmark €2.5 billion project focused on green hydrogen and ammonia production for export to Europe. Developed by...
21/10/2025 – National Railway Investment Conference Held in Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, October 11, 2018 E.C. (2025 G.C.)
National Railway Investment Conference Held in Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, October 11, 2018 E.C. (2025 G.C.) The Ethiopian Land Railway Corporation (ELRC) held a National Railway Investment Conference on October 11, 2018 E.C. at the Skylight Hotel to promote...
25/09/2025 – ETHIOPIAN RAILWAYS CORPORATION PARTNERS WITH COIPA CAPITAL TO DRIVE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
ETHIOPIAN RAILWAYS CORPORATION PARTNERS WITH COIPA CAPITAL TO DRIVE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT The Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with COIPA Capital, a firm recognized for its expertise in identifying high-yield...
11/09/2025 – The SMD80 Refurbished by Avantgarde is Now Operational in Gabon
The SMD80 Refurbished by Avantgarde is Now Operational in Gabon We are thrilled to announce that the SMD80 machine refurbished by Avantgarde is now fully operational in Gabon. Deployed by SETRAG as part of the Transgabonais railway modernization, the SMD80 plays a key...
10/09/2025 – COIPA Italia S.p.A. signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC), marking official entry into Ethiopia’s railway sector.
Addis Ababa, 10 September 2025 Ethiopian Railways Corporation and COIPA Italia S.p.A sign a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement to modernize Ethiopia’s railways Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) and COIPA Italia S.p.A., an Italian company active in...
03/05/2025 – COIPA Italia Negotiates Joint Rail Investment with ERC
COIPA Italia is progressing towards the implementation of the various projects included in the joint venture agreement executed between COIPA Capital and Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC), Ethiopia’s state-owned railway operator, and is currently in an advanced...
25/04/2025 – COIPA Italia, Ventura Group, Avangard & Meditec Lead ERC Rail Upgrade
COIPA Italia, Ventura Group, Avangarde and Meditec will jointly invest—together with Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC), Ethiopia’s state-owned railway operator—in a special purpose vehicle to support the restructuring and modernization of ERC’s maintenance workshop...
15/01/2025 – COIPA Italia to Lead JV Projects with ERC
The development and execution of activities related to the projects outlined in the Joint Venture Framework Agreement entered into between COIPA Capital (COIPA Group) and Ethiopian Railway Corporation (Ethiopia’s state-owned railway operator) on 20 November 2024, will...