New Chinese TV 'star' rises across Africa

A digital broadcaster is forging links of friendship between China and people in countries across the continent. Li Zhihui and Cao Pengyuan report for Xinhua.

Francis Tchiegue's busy Beijing life is becoming even busier due to what he calls his "mission".

In addition to filming TV shows such as Francis Tells Tales and Francis' Tricks for Chinese at the headquarters of StarTimes in the city, Tchiegue also revises multilingual scripts and drafts.