Wang Yi Begins Week-long Africa Tour in Eritrea But You Wouldn’t Know It From Chinese State Media

Yemane Meskel is Eritrea's Minister of Information.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi landed in the Eritrean capital Asmara on Tuesday evening to kick off a three-nation, four-day Africa tour that also includes stops in Kenya and the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean.

Wang was greeted at the airport by his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh and will meet later on Wednesday with President Isaias Afwerki. 

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