CAIRO, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, talked from space with the youth from eight African countries on Tuesday via video link, sharing their experience in the Shenzhou-14 mission.
The taikonauts -- Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, who are on a six-month stay in orbit, shared with the African youth their life and scientific work in the space station.
The main venue of the event, titled "Talk with Taikonauts," was held at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, while students from Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia and South Africa joined the dialogue at sub-venues.
A student shows souvenirs of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo by Zakariye/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows a sub-venue of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Photo by Zakariye/Xinhua)
Senegalese students view a model of China's Tiangong space station at a sub-venue of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)
A Senegalese student asks a question to China's Shenzhou-14 taikonauts during the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows a sub-venue of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Abuja, Nigeria.
(Xinhua/Guo Jun)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows the view of a sub-venue of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
People watch the event "Talk with Taikonauts" via video link in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Sept. 6, 2022.
(Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows a sub-venue of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Egyptian students pose for photos at a sub-venue of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows a sub-venue of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Dakar, Senegal. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)
A Senegalese student asks a question to China's Shenzhou-14 taikonauts during the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Windhoek, Namibia, Sept. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows a sub-venue of the event "Talk with Taikonauts" in Pretoria, South Africa. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)
People watch the event "Talk with Taikonauts" via video link in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
Hu Changchun (L), Head of Chinese Mission and ambassador to the African Union (AU), presents a model of China's Tiangong space station to Mohammed Belhocine, AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)
Zimbabwean students watch the event "Talk with Taikonauts" via video link in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)
An Ethiopian student asks a question to China's Shenzhou-14 taikonauts during the event titled "Talk with Taikonauts" at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)
Passant Sayed Khalil, an Egyptian youth who teaches Chinese at Cairo University, asks a question via video link to China's Shenzhou-14 taikonaut Liu Yang during the event titled "Talk with Taikonauts" in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
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