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 WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao announced new development aid for Namibia on Monday, promising an interest-free loan and money for schools in the sparsely populated, mineral-rich desert country.
Hu, on an eight-nation tour of Africa, announced a package of measures as he paid tribute to the "brotherly friendship" shown by a "young country full of vitality and talent."
The Namibia-China Mineral Resources Investment and Development Corp. took out a full-page advertisement in the local newspaper welcoming Hu to the country, where many hope to benefit from an influx of Chinese investment and tourists. But the mood of celebration was not universal.
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