China: World must do more for Africa
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday called on the world community to do more to help Africa as he opened the annual meeting of the African Development Bank in Shanghai.
Debt relief and technology transfers were among the tools the wealthier nations could use to help boost growth in Africa, Wen said at the start of the much-anticipated two-day gathering in China's financial hub.
"Africa needs to rely on itself to sustain development, but international support and systems are also indispensable," Wen told delegates.
"We call on the international community to deliver on aid pledges to Africa and reduce and cancel African debt, improve its terms and market access, and increase technology transfers."
These steps will help Africa towards "enhancing its capacity for self-development and to achieving sustainable social and economic development", the premier said.
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