Chinese-invested hospital wins acclaim for high-quality treatment in Ethiopia

STORY: Chinese-invested hospital wins acclaim for high-quality treatment in Ethiopia SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Silk Road General Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DEREJE DUGUMA, Ethiopia's State Minister of Health 3. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The Silk Road General Hospital in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa has marked its fourth anniversary since its opening. The Chinese-invested hospital was put into operation in November 2019 with a physician team of 200 employees from more than a dozen countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DEREJE DUGUMA, Ethiopia's State Minister of Health "I just want to share the outstanding contribution of this hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. This hospital has been a center for treatment of COVID-19. Without the support of this hospital, I can definitely say that we may miss hundreds of lives of special people in this country." As part of efforts to supp

China provides support to vulnerable children in Ethiopia

STORY: China provides support to vulnerable children in Ethiopia DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony 2. various of children receiving medical check-ups 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DEREJE DUGUMA, Ethiopian State Minister of Health 4. various of children receiving medical check-ups 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHAO ZHIYUAN, Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia STORYLINE: China donated a batch of materials and offered medical check-ups to Ethiopian children on Monday ahead of International Children's Day, which falls on Thursday this year. Children at the Zewditu Meshesha Children and Family Welfare Association, an orphanage center on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, received educational supplies, food, as well as hygiene and sanitation supplies from China. The donation was made under the "Warm Children's Hearts: a China-Africa Joint Action" initiative that is aimed at caring for orphans in African countries.

Experts warn Ethiopian youth remain vulnerable to human trafficking

STORY: Experts warn Ethiopian youth remain vulnerable to human trafficking DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): DEREJE TEGYEBELU, chief executive for Prevention of Trafficking in Person within the Ethiopian Ministry of Women, Children and Youth 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): DEREJE TEGYEBELU, chief executive for Prevention of Trafficking in Person within the Ethiopian Ministry of Women, Children and Youth 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GENENE ASEFA, the national project coordinator of the International Labor Organization (ILO) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Amharic): ABRHAM AYALEW, head of the National Partnership Coalition for Migration Secretariat STORYLINE: Job-seeking and ill-informed Ethiopian youth remain vulnerable to human trafficking amid government efforts to repatriate victims of the scourge from the Middle East, experts have warned. Young Ethiopians continue to be trafficked by smugglers from different towns

Chinese company to build business complex in Ethiopian capital

STORY: Chinese company to build business complex in Ethiopian capital DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CCECC 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): DEREJE HABTAMU, Chief executive officer of DMC Trading Private Limited Company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GUO CHONGFENG, General manager of the CCECC Ethiopia branch STORYLINE: Chinese construction giant China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) on Saturday signed an agreement with an Ethiopian company to build a business complex in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The 200-million-U.S.-dollar project, which will incorporate a five-star hotel, a mall, and apartments located at the heart of Addis Ababa, is expected to serve the growing number of business travelers, multinational organizations, and foreign investors once completed. Dereje Habtamu, the chief executive officer of DMC Trading Private Limited Company, said the project to be completed within three and a half years will be o

Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

(From L) Roza Dereje of Ethiopia, Mao Ichiyama of Japan, Melat Yisak Kejeta of Germany and Molly Seidel of the United States compete in the women's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, northern Japan.