Ethiopian solution to Africa's public-transport problem
There are dozens of jokes on the internet, about Ethiopia and Ethiopians; tasteless and absolutely unpleasant jokes, many of them, unfortunately, loosely linked to the infamous famine that wrecked the country between 1983 and 1985 leaving almost half a million people dead.
![Passengers board a train in Addis Ababa. Trains have revolutionised the way Ethiopians travel. (Kenneth Agutamba) Passengers board a train in Addis Ababa. Trains have revolutionised the way Ethiopians travel. (Kenneth Agutamba)](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2015/10/25/1445725293addis-metro.jpg)
Passengers board a train in Addis Ababa. Trains have revolutionised the way Ethiopians travel. (Kenneth Agutamba)