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Induction ceremony of female village chief held in Cote d'Ivoire

STORY: Induction ceremony of female village chief held in Cote d'Ivoire SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the induction ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ATHANASE ATO, Spokesperson for Ahouekro Economic and Social Development Mutual 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): AMOIN MBRA, Participant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): JULIEN KONON, Ahouekro Village official 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): NICOLE MBRA, Organizer of induction ceremony 6. various of the induction ceremony STORYLINE: In Ahouekro village, central Cote d'Ivoire, a grand inauguration ceremony welcomed a female village chief on Monday. The Akan people living here, known for their matrilineal clan society, prioritize courage, wisdom, and character in chief selection. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ATHANASE ATO, Spokesperson for Ahouekro Economic and Social Development Mutual "I am very happy that this ceremony can bring us together. The induction ceremony of the eighth-generatio

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BENIN-COTONOU-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE CATARACT PROJECT

(231115) -- COTONOU, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Benin Peng Jingtao (R) and Beninese Health Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin attend the launching ceremony of project "Marche vers la lumière" at Benin Ministry of Health in Cotonou, Benin, Nov. 14, 2023. A Chinese medical team of ophthalmologists from China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region launched a project to provide free cataract surgeries in Benin on Tuesday. The project, launched in the country's southern city of Cotonou, is one of the outcomes of Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon's visit to China in September and aims to implement the bilateral cooperation documents signed between the two countries in health care. Under the project named "Marche vers la lumière" (Walk towards Light), the six-member Chinese ophthalmology medical team will carry out free surgeries for 200 cataract patients in the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Benin's southwestern city of Lokossa. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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BENIN-COTONOU-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE CATARACT PROJECT

(231115) -- COTONOU, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Benin Peng Jingtao (2nd L, front) visits patients with cataract at a hospital in Lokossa, Benin, Nov. 14, 2023. A Chinese medical team of ophthalmologists from China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region launched a project to provide free cataract surgeries in Benin on Tuesday. The project, launched in the country's southern city of Cotonou, is one of the outcomes of Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon's visit to China in September and aims to implement the bilateral cooperation documents signed between the two countries in health care. Under the project named "Marche vers la lumière" (Walk towards Light), the six-member Chinese ophthalmology medical team will carry out free surgeries for 200 cataract patients in the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Benin's southwestern city of Lokossa. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-SUMMIT (CN)

(230902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon addresses the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-SUMMIT (CN)

(230902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon addresses the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-SUMMIT (CN)

(230902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon addresses the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-BENINESE PRESIDENT-TALKS (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-BENINESE PRESIDENT-TALKS (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon at the square outside the east entrance of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. Xi held talks with Talon, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-BENINESE PRESIDENT-TALKS (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-BENINESE PRESIDENT-TALKS (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon at the square outside the east entrance of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. Xi held talks with Talon, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-BENINESE PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-BENINESE PRESIDENT-TALKS (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon at the square outside the east entrance of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. Xi held talks with Talon, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-BENINESE PRESIDENT-TALKS (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon at the square outside the east entrance of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. Xi held talks with Talon, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-BENINESE PRESIDENT-MONUMENT-TRIBUTE (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- President of the Republic of Benin Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon lays a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes on the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-BENIN-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with President of the Republic of Benin, Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-BENIN-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(230901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with President of the Republic of Benin, Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)