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China pledges Billions to Africa By JOE McDONALD, Associated Press Writer
Sat Nov 4, 4:42 PM ET
BEIJING - China launched a sweeping effort Saturday to expand its access to Africa’s oil and markets, pledging billions of dollars in aid and loans as dozens of leaders from the world’s poorest
continent opened a conference aimed at building economic ties.
President Hu Jintao pledged to double China’s aid to Africa from its 2006 level by 2009. Speaking at the conference’s opening ceremony, he promised $3 billion in loans, $2 billion in export credits and a $5 billion fund to encourage Chinese investment in Africa
China will train 15,000 African professionals, build schools, hospitals and anti-malaria clinics, send agriculture experts and youth volunteers to Africa and build a new conference center for the African Union, Hu said.
He said China would double the number of scholarships given to African students to 4,000 by 2009.
China pledges Billions to Africa By JOE McDONALD, Associated Press Writer
Sat Nov 4, 4:42 PM ET
BEIJING - China launched a sweeping effort Saturday to expand its access to Africa’s oil and markets, pledging billions of dollars in aid and loans as dozens of leaders from the world’s poorest
continent opened a conference aimed at building economic ties.
President Hu Jintao pledged to double China’s aid to Africa from its 2006 level by 2009. Speaking at the conference’s opening ceremony, he promised $3 billion in loans, $2 billion in export credits and a $5 billion fund to encourage Chinese investment in Africa
China will train 15,000 African professionals, build schools, hospitals and anti-malaria clinics, send agriculture experts and youth volunteers to Africa and build a new conference center for the African Union, Hu said.
He said China would double the number of scholarships given to African students to 4,000 by 2009.
