Over 100 Ethiopian students win Chinese scholarships

STORY: Over 100 Ethiopian students win Chinese scholarships SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 12, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awards ceremony of the China-Ethiopia Friendship Scholarship 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL KIFLE, AAU's interim president 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHAO ZHIYUAN, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MULUGETA AYELE, Scholarship recipient STORYLINE: A total of 143 Ethiopian university students have won scholarships provided by the Chinese government to help them pursue graduate and post-graduate studies across different academic fields in the country's largest Addis Ababa University (AAU). Speaking at the awards ceremony of the China-Ethiopia Friendship Scholarship on Friday at the AAU, the university's Interim President Samuel Kifle said the Chinese government and different universities in China have had "strong and meaningful collaboration with the AAU, which helped us to train our f

Young Ethiopians embrace boxing

STORY: Young Ethiopians embrace boxing DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:50 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ethiopians boxing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): AYELE MOHAMED, Veteran athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): DESALEGN SISAY, Boxer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): EYASSU WOSSEN, Ethiopian Boxing Federation President 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Amharic): BETHLEHEM GEZAHAGN, Boxer STORYLINE: Bethlehem Gezahagn, 22, is anxiously, yet confidently, waiting for her boxing match on Sunday at a national championship, which will decide her life-long dream of representing her country in the international arena. Ahead of the 51-kg category match, the aspiring young boxer is warming up with fast-moving footwork while checking on her protective gloves and hand wraps. "I have never been this nervous. It is not because of the fighting, but I am not used to competing in front of a big crowd of people," Gezahagn told Xinhua. For the past nine years, Gezahagn has been practicing boxing as a full-time profes

Chinese language education gains popularity in Ethiopian schools

STORY: Chinese language education gains popularity in Ethiopian schools DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of Summer Training for Ethiopian Chinese Language Teachers 2. various of the teacher giving lessons 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): AYELE TADESSE, Teacher at Nedjo special boarding school 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TOLA BERISO, Head of Oromia Education Bureau 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): AYELE TADESSE, Teacher at Nedjo special boarding school 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Amharic): MILKII TOLA MARIM, Chinese language teacher 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Amharic): MILKII TOLA MARIM, Chinese language teacher 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): TOLA, BERISO, Head of Oromia Education Bureau 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): TOLA, BERISO, Head of Oromia Education Bureau 10. various of the teacher giving lessons STORYLINE: Chinese language education is gaining popularity in Ethiopian schools. Ayele Tadesse, a teacher at the Nedjo special boarding school, spoke highly of