China's PM Aims to Reset Relations with Africa

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has embarked on his first official visit to Africa since becoming premier and he has indicated that he hopes to re-orient Beijing’s relations with the content beyond trade and natural resource extraction. This week on the program, Eric and Cobus analyze each country on the premier’s itinerary.

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