Ethiopia inaugurates Chinese-built major road project in capital

STORY: Ethiopia inaugurates Chinese-built major road project in capital DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): ADANECH ABIEBIE, Addis Ababa city Mayor 3. various of the newly built road 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHEN QINMIN, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia STORYLINE: Ethiopia on Monday inaugurated a Chinese-built major road project in the capital city Addis Ababa. The Alexander Pushkin Square-Gotera Interchange Road, a 3.8-kilometer road incorporating three segments and a two-lane 320-meter tunnel, was contracted by China First Highway Engineering Co., LTD (CFHEC). At the inauguration ceremony, Adanech Abiebie, Addis Ababa city mayor, thanked the Chinese side for their support in building the project, which will tremendously improve traffic flow in the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): ADANECH ABIEBIE, Addis Ababa city mayor "This road project, in addition to setting a

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE-BUILT MAJOR ROAD PROJECT-INAUGURATION

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE-BUILT MAJOR ROAD PROJECT-INAUGURATION

(220816) -- ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Adanech Abiebie, Addis Ababa city Mayor, speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the Alexander Pushkin Square-Gotera Interchange Road Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aug. 15, 2022. Ethiopia on Monday inaugurated a Chinese-built major road project in the capital Addis Ababa. The Alexander Pushkin Square-Gotera Interchange Road Project, which is a 3.8 km road that incorporates three segments and construction of a two-lane 320 meters tunnel, was contracted by China First Highway Engineering Co., LTD (CFHEC). TO GO WITH "Ethiopia inaugurates Chinese-built major road project in capital" (Xinhua/Wang Ping)