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Published 11/02/2009 by Xinhua News Agency

Interview: Africa-China co-op encourages Africans

DAKAR, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Africa-China cooperation benefits as both sides have similar characteristics, which have proved able to turn a poor nation into a successful developing giant, according to the director of Senegalese News Agency, Mamadou Koume.

Kooume, who participated...

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"Even us, the African media, we were very delighted because of this meeting. China is a great country, she has a big market and a huge human resource. She is a country with a lot of characteristics that resemble those of Africa Koume noted."

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"During this world forum, the Chinese were interested in what was going to happen in the future. They did not want to be left behind. They wished to be present and on time. That is why they chose to center the reflections of this meeting around the challenges of globalization and the new information and communication technologies" said Koume

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