Ubah Ismail Ahmed, a team leader at the Nagad railway station on the outskirts of Djibouti City, was fully immersed as she inspected train operations in the control room.
Ahmed describes herself as an embodiment of China’s successful knowledge and skills transfer initiative, which has inspired local Ethiopian and Djiboutian youth to master the Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway.
“The first time we came here, we didn’t know anything about the work. We were like students learning from the Chinese experts. Now, we work independently, making decisions on our own. Everything here is done by the local people,” Ahmed told Xinhua.
Ahmed and her colleagues, who were previously unfamiliar with modern electrified railway operations, have undergone a transformative journey. Through rigorous theoretical and hands-on training under the guidance of Chinese experts, they have honed their skills.
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