Chinese president pledges solidarity with Africa amid financial crisis

The president also encouraged Chinese companies in Africa to shoulder more social responsibilities and forge amicable relations with the local communities.

During times of adversity, it is all the more important for China and Africa to support each other, work in concert and tide over the difficulties together, he said.

Meanwhile, Hu urged the international community to pay greater attention to the impact of the financial crisis on developing countries, especially the least developed ones.

The international community, developed countries in particular, should assume due responsibilities and obligations, continue to deliver on aid and debt relief commitments, maintain and increase assistance to developing countries and effectively help them maintain financial stability and economic growth, he said.

They should take concrete steps to help developing countries, especially those in Africa, overcome difficulties and improve the external environment necessary for the development of these countries, he said.

Tanzania is the fourth leg of Hu's week-long tour, which has taken him to Saudi Arabia, Mali and Senegal. He will later visit Mauritius before flying home on Tuesday.

This is Hu's sixth visit to Africa and his second since the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in 2006, where he announced eight measures designed to forge a new type of strategic partnership with Africa.

Editor:Liu Anqi