2025 Toronto International Film Festival - Tribute Awards

2025 Toronto International Film Festival - Tribute Awards

Thompson Egbo-Egbo attends the red carpet for the Tribute Awards during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall. on September 7, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Leonardo Ramirez/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

TIFF Tribute Awards

TIFF Tribute Awards

Thompson Egbo-Egbo arrives on the red carpet at the TIFF Tribute Awards, during the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, ON, Canada on Sunday, September 8, 2024. Photo by Arlyn McAdorey/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

TIFF Tribute Awards

TIFF Tribute Awards

Thompson Egbo-Egbo arrives on the red carpet at the TIFF Tribute Awards, during the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, ON, Canada on Sunday, September 8, 2024. Photo by Arlyn McAdorey/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

China, Africa join forces to advance modernization

STORY: China, Africa join forces to advance modernization SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:43 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China and Africa's cooperation in different countries 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADENIYI SALAUDEEN, Commuter 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL EGBO, Businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SANDOKAN DEBEBE, CEO of Ethiopia's Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): PAUL VALENTIN NGOBO, Congolese Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): RICHARD MULWA, Deputy vice-chancellor of Egerton University, Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): CAROLINE AMOR, Sales Team leader at EACLC 8. SOUNDBITES 7 (English): MAURICE MUGABOWAGAHUNDE, Governor of Rwanda's Northern Province 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): SYDNEY MWAMBA, Executive Director at Policy Monitoring and Research Centre in Zambia 10. various of China and Africa's cooperation STORYLINE: China, the world's largest developing

Chinese-built rail project sparks joyful Yuletide journeys in Nigeria

STORY: Chinese-built rail project sparks joyful Yuletide journeys in Nigeria SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mobolaji Johnson Station in Lagos 2. various of passengers boarding a train 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADENIYI SALAUDEEN, Passenger 4. various of passengers on a train 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL EGBO, Passenger 6. various of passengers on a train 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAKANJUOLA AZEEZ, Passenger 8. various of passenger arriving at Ibadan STORYLINE: During the recent holiday season, the Chinese-built Lagos-Ibadan railway in Nigeria has again become a popular option for many people on their vacation or family reunion trips. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADENIYI SALAUDEEN, Passenger "I have had this experience before, going through the train from Ibadan to Lagos. I really enjoyed the trip. This holiday season, I'm free, so I have come to Lagos with my family. So I really enjoyed the trip." SOUNDBITE