Chinese Foreign Minister Begins Africa Tour

Newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang has arrived in Ethiopia to kick off a weeklong tour to five African countries.

He was welcomed in the capital, Addis Ababa, this morning by his Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen.

Mr. Qin, who until recently was ambassador to the US, became the foreign minister in late December.

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Report says he is expected to meet senior African Union officials during his trip to Ethiopia and visit the Chinese-funded headquarters for the continent’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Addis Ababa.

Mr. Qin will thereafter proceed to Gabon, Angola, Benin, and Egypt.

BBC/Christopher Ojilere