"You're going to study in China and get a better job back home after graduation." Angelina Dodissea Alberto Gomes, an Angolan woman in her 20s, repeated the words in Chinese.
For many Chinese audiences, Zhu Mingying, a veteran singer from the China Oriental Song and Dance Ensemble, was the artist most responsible for introducing them to the vibrant beat and color of African music and dance back in 1979.
This was the moment of truth for the patient, medical personnel and a special visitor who had a particular task to perform.
Premier Li wraps up Ethiopia visit and arrives in Nigeria
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C front) and Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome (R front) look at the introduction of the free ophthalmological service "Bright Journey" provided by China at Alert Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 6, 2014.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's ongoing three-day visit to Nigeria is expected to boost cooperation between China and the West African country, said officials and analysts.
Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday that when he was governor of Henan province more than 10 years ago he wanted to secure a wheat seed deal with a company in a developed country.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn pay a visit to a light railway project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Premier Li Keqiang and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn opened a major expressway at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday and promised further cooperation on transportation infrastructure.
From building railways to constructing theaters, China has made major contributions in aid to countries throughout Africa. A closer look at them:
Surrounded by small houses with sheet iron roofs in the plateau city of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, the African Union's new headquarters has become one of the city's most conspicuous and modern buildings.
Cheng Hong, center, wife of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, visits Addis Ababa University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 5, 2014.