China, Africa pledge financial support to bolster high-quality BRI cooperation

STORY: China, Africa pledge financial support to bolster high-quality BRI cooperation SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FATHALLAH SIJILMASSI, Director general of the AU Commission 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HU CHANGCHUN, Head of the Chinese Mission to the AU 4. various of the event 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GEDION JALATA, Chief executive officer at the Center of Excellence International Consult in Ethiopia 6. various of the event STORYLINE: China and Africa on Wednesday vowed to further augment China-Africa cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with stakeholders pledging financial support to bolster high-quality BRI cooperation. This comes as the African Union (AU) and the Chinese Mission to the AU held a high-level seminar Wednesday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, with the participation of senior AU officials, officials from African countries, Chi