Chinese PM to tour African countries

To boost ties between Africa and the world’s second largesteconomy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will pay official visits to the continent’slargest economy, Nigeria and also to Ethiopia, Angola and Kenya from May 4 to 11, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.This would be Li’s maiden state visit to Africa since taking office in 2013, Chinesenews agency (Xinhua) reported.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in Beijing that Li would holdtalks with Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn, President of NigeriaGoodluck Jonathan, President of Angola Jose Eduardo dos Santos and President ofKenya Uhuru Kenyatta.