China's leader begins Africa tour
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China's President Hu starts his tour of Africa in Cameroon, at a time of booming trade with the continent.
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British finance minister Gordon Brown  visited one of Africa's largest slums Wednesday at the start of  a tour of the continent aimed at making the fight against  poverty a top priority for the world's richest nations.
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China's president  visits Brazil in a bid to secure trade deals to satisfy a demand for foreign goods.
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Visiting French President Jacques Chirac yesterday pushed for stronger economic and political ties with China, emphasizing mutual respect and equality in foreign relations in his speech at Tongji University in Shanghai.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday was bringing his eight-nation African tour to Zambia, a copper-rich country where China's growing clout has prompted charges of exploitation and emerged as a volatile political issue.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Sweden on Friday for the first ever Chinese state visit to the Scandinavian country, airport officials said.
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British finance minister Gordon Brown visited one of Africa's largest slums Wednesday at the start of a tour of the continent aimed at making the fight against poverty a top priority for the world's richest nations.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday as she kicked off a three-day China trip aimed at boosting trade ties and seeking the country&#39;s help on climate change.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya on Tuesday on the start of a three-nation African tour less than a month before he leaves office.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao is travelling to Liberia on the second leg of his African tour aimed at winning a larger share of the continent's oil and energy resources.
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Britain's Gordon Brown arrived in China Friday for his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda.
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Chinese president Hu Jintao brought his eight-nation African tour Monday to Namibia, a sparsely populated, mineral-rich desert country that hopes to benefit from an influx of Chinese investment and tourists.
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Gordon Brown arrived in China Friday for his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda.
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President opens African tour by urging Nairobi to consent to power-sharing deal with opposition.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya on Tuesday on the start of a three-nation African tour less than a month before he leaves office.
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British finance minister Gordon Brown  visited one of Africa's largest slums on Wednesday at the start  of a tour of the continent aimed at making the fight against  poverty a top priority for the world's richest nations.
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The head of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, proposes joint aid projects in Africa with China.