Premier Li on maiden Africa visit

China Daily Africa | Updated: 2014-05-09 09:39

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Premier Li Keqiang is on a four-nation visit to Africa, his first to the continent after assuming office

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his wife Cheng Hong arrive at the airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 4. Li Tao / Xinhua

Cheng, a professor of English at the Capital University of Economics and Business, talks to students at Addis Ababa University. She donated books and computers to the university. Xie Huanchi / Xinhua

Li views a portrait of Nelson Mandela at the AU Conference Center in Addis Ababa on May 5. Liu Zhen / China News Service

Li and Cheng present a picture album about Peking University to Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome after a meeting with him and his wife on Tuesday. Mulatu studied at the university for more than a decade. Li Xueren / Xinhua

China and Ethiopia sign 16 cooperation agreements covering areas such as the economy, electricity and mineral exploration in Addis Ababa on May 6. Liu Zhen / China News Service

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan greets Premier Li Keqiang on his arrival at the presidential villa in Abuja on May 7. Liu Zhen / China News Service

Li removes gauze from the eyes of an Ethiopian cataract patient who regained his eyesight after surgery performed by Chinese doctors in Addis Ababa. Li Tao / Xinhua

Li and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn visit the Eastern Industrial Zone in Addis Ababa on May 5. Li Xueren / Xinhua

President's wife Patience introduces Cheng to women representatives from various sectors of Nigerian society on May 7. Ding Lin / Xinhua

Li talks with a worker at a China-invested industrial park in Ethiopia on May 5. The industrial park has provided more than 5,000 jobs to local people. Liu Zhen / China News Service