Chinese train driver Liu Ji (R) and his Ethiopian colleague Geto wave hands before the start of the first passenger train of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway in Addis Ababa, 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) by Xinhua writers Wang Xiangjiang, Yao Yuan and Liang Shanggang ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia and Djibouti launched Africa’s first modern electrified railway connecting their respective capitals on Wednesday. It also marked the first time that the complete spectrum of an overseas railway industry chain is fully backed by Chinese standards. The construction of the 752.7-km Ethiopia-Djibouti railway adheres to China’s level-two electrified railway […]