Recently, at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building Ethiopia's Industry Minister Tadesse Haile and Minister of Industry and Congressman Dr.Mebrahtu Meles hosted the AFF Executive Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Han Jianfeng, Chairman of Yunnan Yisheng Investment Co. Ltd. Yi Xiangjun, Chairman of Qianhai Huixintong Finance Leasing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Zhong Haiyan, General Manager of Shenzhen Qianyi Garment Co. Ltd. Chen Guohui, Chairman of Longshi (Beijing) Food and Beverage Management Co., Ltd. Han Weilong, President of VCAN Gong Peiyang and other representatives of member enterprise. They extended a warm welcome to AFF's visit, and proposed AFF to set up African branch, set office in Ethiopia, give full play to the strengths of Asia and Africa, accelerate the development of specific projects in Asia and Africa pragmatic cooperation, especially hoped that go forward hand-in-hand with Ethiopia on the road of agricultural and industry.

At the same time, Addis Ababa to Djibouti railway opened ceremony held in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. China special envoy of President Xi Jinping, the National Development and Reform Commission Director Xu Shaoshi, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam, Djibouti President Guelleh, President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. This railway is an important milestone in the history of the development of Ethiopia and Djibouti. The railway was opened to traffic, will effectively promote industrial parks and major projects layout along the railway, to create an important economic zone and inject a powerful force for the economic and social development of the two countries.