Helping Africa prosper

China's latest measures to boost China-African ties, outlined by President Hu Jintao on Thursday in Beijing, will enrich Sino-African cooperation and open up new prospects for the development of the bilateral partnership.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Hu put forward five priority areas to expand bilateral interaction with African countries.

He announced that China will provide a $20 billion credit line to African countries, to help them develop infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, and small and medium-sized enterprises.