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African opinions about the Beijing summit

The Chinese government has communicated its commitments to Africa on the state-owned Xinhua news service — see this Danwei post or browse around Xinhua's special minisite dedicated to it. Here are some African reports and reactions to the summit.

Kenya's The East African: We have read Africa's future, and it is written in Chinese...

South Africa's Mail and Guardian: China in Africa: Boon or burden?

Uganda's East African Business Week: Africa: 2,500 Deals Cut in China

Ghana's Public Agenda: Africa: China's New Scramble for Africa, It Is a Fact of Life, Says President Kufuor

South Africa's Independent: Mbeki urges 'fair' play in China deal

South Africa's Business Day: Hu says China’s relationship with Zimbabwe unshakable

AllAfrica.com: China-Africa Relations reader forum

There does not seem to be much reaction from African blogs; see the African blog aggregator BlogAfrica — not much there.

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Actually, there is quite a bit of discussion about the recent Beijing Summit in the Africa sector of the blogosphere. For starters, try Jewels in the Jungle or Chippla's Weblog or do a Google blog search for terms: China+Africa+Summit

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