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China offers Africa $51 billion
China’s PM offers billions to Africa and promises to create new jobs on the continent
President Xi has offered $51 billion of Chinese finance for Africa and says it will create a million jobs... there are plenty of warm words about it but we'll examine who's getting the best deal.
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