China-aided ECOWAS headquarters begins construction

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China-aided ECOWAS headquarters begins construction

STORY: China-aided ECOWAS headquarters begins construction DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. various of officials 3. various of project description 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CUI JIANCHUN, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): OMAR ALIEU TOURAY, President of ECOWAS Commission STORYLINE: The China-aided project of the permanent headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States began construction on Sunday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. The new headquarters building will enable the regional bloc to operate in one complex instead of three locations. Officials from the Chinese embassy in Nigeria, state leaders from Nigeria, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone, as well as president of the ECOWAS Commission attended the groundbreaking ceremony. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CUI JIANCHUN, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria "To sponsor a

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