Xu Shaoshi (R, front), Chinese President Xi Jinping's envoy and head of China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (C, front) and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh (L, front) attend the inauguration ceremony of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on Oct. 5, 2016. Ethiopia and Djibouti on Wednesday launched Africa's first modern electrified railway connecting their capitals, with officials hailing the Chinese-built rail as the latest testament to the Sino-African friendship. The 752.7-km Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, also known as Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, was inaugurated in the Ethiopian capital in a grand ceremony. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
