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Sierra Leone-China friendship delivers tangible results, says minister

STORY: Sierra Leone-China friendship delivers tangible results, says minister SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20-24, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:17 LOCATION: Freetown CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Freetown 2. Chernor Bah 3. Freetown 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHERNOR BAH, Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education 5. the friendship road 6. various of the China-aided foreign service academy in Freetown (file) 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHERNOR BAH, Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education 8. various of the Chinese medical team 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHERNOR BAH, Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education 10. various of Freetown 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHERNOR BAH, Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education STORYLINE: The friendship between Sierra Leone and China over the past few decades has delivered tangible results across multiple areas. This is according to Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education C

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHERNOR BAH-INTERVIEW

(240227) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education Chernor Bah speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Feb. 20, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: Sierra Leone-China friendship delivers tangible results, says minister" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CITY VIEW

(240227) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024 shows a wharf in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CITY VIEW

(240227) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Motorbike taxi drivers wait for customers in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CITY VIEW

(240227) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024 shows a coastal view of Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CITY VIEW

(240227) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vendor sells daily necessities at a market in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CITY VIEW

(240227) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024 shows a street view of Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CITY VIEW

(240227) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vendor sells fruits in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(240224) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor checks on a local patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 22, 2024. The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has provided care for more than 20,000 local patients during its one-year mission. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission" (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(240224) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor checks on a local patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 22, 2024. The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has provided care for more than 20,000 local patients during its one-year mission. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission" (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(240224) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor speaks with a local patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 22, 2024. The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has provided care for more than 20,000 local patients during its one-year mission. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission" (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission

STORY: Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:59 LOCATION: Freetown CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YONGJUN, Head of Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MELROSE DURING, Charge nurse of maternity unit of Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital 4. various of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone STORYLINE: The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has provided care for more than 20,000 local patients during its one-year mission. Chen Yongjun, head of the team, told Xinhua in an interview on Thursday that the team has carried out over 400 surgeries and trained many local medical staff during the period. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YONGJUN, Head of Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone "During the one-year mission, we have overcome difficulties and fulfilled our duties.

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Chinese, Sierra Leonean hospitals ink deal to bolster medical cooperation

STORY: Chinese, Sierra Leonean hospitals ink deal to bolster medical cooperation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:38 LOCATION: Freetown CATEGORY: MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital 2. various of a signed agreement 3. various of the signing ceremony 4. various of patients receiving treatment at the hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YAN JIN, Director of nursing department of Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University 6. various of patients receiving treatment at the hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SARAH CONTH, President of Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital 8. various shots of patients receiving treatment at the hospital STORYLINE: A Chinese hospital on Thursday signed an agreement with the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital to boost medical cooperation between the two countries at Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Under the deal, the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South Univer

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINA-HOSPITALS-COOPERATION

(240222) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor checks on a patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 22, 2024. A Chinese hospital on Thursday signed an agreement with the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital to boost medical cooperation between the two countries at Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. (Xinhua/Shi Yu) TO GO WITH Chinese, Sierra Leonean hospitals ink deal to bolster medical cooperation

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINA-HOSPITALS-COOPERATION

(240222) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Representatives attend a signing ceremony at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 22, 2024. A Chinese hospital on Thursday signed an agreement with the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital to boost medical cooperation between the two countries at Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. (Xinhua/Shi Yu) TO GO WITH Chinese, Sierra Leonean hospitals ink deal to bolster medical cooperation

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Overseas guests visit millenium-old port along Maritime Silk Road in China

STORY: Overseas guests visit millenium-old port along Maritime Silk Road in China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: WENZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): CUI LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the site 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOANNE MARIE ANDERSON, Former Mayor of Liverpool 4. various of the guests 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KWEKU MELVIN SHELDON LISK, Deputy Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO CARLOS RODRIGUES PEREIRA JUNIOR, Director of international relations and cooperation from Duque de Caxias, Brazil STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CUI LI, Xinhua correspondent "We are at Shuomen ancient port site in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The excavation of this site presents a prosperous scene of Wenzhou along the Maritime Silk Road during the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) Dynasties, holding an important cultural and international significance." During the just-concluded 2023 Mayor

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CURFEW

(231126) -- FREETWON, Nov. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows the view of a street in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The government of Sierra Leone announced a nationwide curfew following a security incident at an army barracks on Sunday morning. A notice by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education said some unidentified individuals attempted to break into the military armory at Wilberforce Barracks in the early hours of Sunday. (Photo by Samoura/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CURFEW

(231126) -- FREETWON, Nov. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows the incident site where some unidentified individuals attempted to break into the military armory at Wilberforce Barracks in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The government of Sierra Leone announced a nationwide curfew following a security incident at an army barracks on Sunday morning. A notice by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education said some unidentified individuals attempted to break into the military armory at Wilberforce Barracks in the early hours of Sunday. (Photo by Samoura/Xinhua)

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Sierra Leone kicks off general elections

STORY: Sierra Leone kicks off general elections DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Freetown CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots of Sierra Leone general elections STORYLINE: Sierra Leone kicks off its presidential, parliamentary, and local council elections Saturday, with more than 3.3 million registered voters casting their ballots across the country. Voters queued in over 11,000 polling stations that were opened from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. A total of 13 registered political parties including the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) and the main opposition All People's Congress (APC) participated in the elections, which are observed by both local and international observers in all polling stations. President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second and final term as he is contesting against the main opposition presidential candidate Samura Kamara whom he defeated in the 2018 elections. To be declared the winner of the presidential race, the leading presidential candidate must secur

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(230625) -- FREETOWN, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Voters wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on June 24, 2023. Sierra Leone kicks off its presidential, parliamentary, and local council elections Saturday, with more than 3.3 million registered voters casting their ballots across the country. TO GO WITH "Sierra Leone kicks off general elections" (Photo by Kargbo/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(230625) -- FREETOWN, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staffers perform their duties at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on June 24, 2023. Sierra Leone kicks off its presidential, parliamentary, and local council elections Saturday, with more than 3.3 million registered voters casting their ballots across the country. TO GO WITH "Sierra Leone kicks off general elections" (Photo by Kargbo/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230228) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor checks a patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 27, 2023. The 23rd batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has received praise from local patients and health authorities for their dedication to the country's medical service. The current team is about to wrap up its one-year mission, during which they received more than 23,000 patients and carried out over 600 surgeries. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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China-aided academy handed over to Sierra Leone

STORY: China-aided academy handed over to Sierra Leone DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Freetown CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio inspecting project 2. various of participants 3. various of the handover ceremony 4. various of China-aided foreign service academy project STORYLINE: A China-aided foreign service academy was handed over to the Sierra Leonean government in Freetown on Thursday to serve as a professional training and educational institute of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The project was undertaken by the China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG). Addressing the handover ceremony, Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio thanked the Chinese government for supporting the country's socioeconomic development and described the academy as a testament to mutual cooperation. The academy "will help solidify our effort in building Sierra Leone's good image across the world and it trains people to

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINA-AIDED ACADEMY

(230106) -- FREETOWN, Jan. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio (2nd R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Wang Qing (2nd L, front) attend the handover ceremony of a China-aided foreign service academy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Jan. 5, 2023. A China-aided foreign service academy was handed over to the Sierra Leonean government here on Thursday to serve as a professional training and educational institute of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. (Photo by Kan Yadong/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINA-AIDED ACADEMY

(230106) -- FREETOWN, Jan. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio addresses the handover ceremony of a China-aided foreign service academy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Jan. 5, 2023. A China-aided foreign service academy was handed over to the Sierra Leonean government here on Thursday to serve as a professional training and educational institute of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. (Photo by Kan Yadong/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINA-AIDED ACADEMY

(230106) -- FREETOWN, Jan. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a China-aided foreign service academy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Dec. 31, 2022. A China-aided foreign service academy was handed over to the Sierra Leonean government here on Thursday to serve as a professional training and educational institute of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. (Photo by Kan Yadong/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE DOCTOR-FIRST AID-TRAINING

(221003) -- FREETOWN, Oct. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese doctors show local residents first-aid skills in the Hastings Community in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Oct. 2, 2022. The 23rd batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone on Sunday provided first-aid training to local communities to boost their capacities for dealing with emergencies. (Photo by Xie Jingjing/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE DOCTOR-FIRST AID-TRAINING

(221003) -- FREETOWN, Oct. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor shows local residents first-aid skills in the Hastings Community in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Oct. 2, 2022. The 23rd batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone on Sunday provided first-aid training to local communities to boost their capacities for dealing with emergencies. (Photo by Xie Jingjing/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTER REGISTRATION

(220903) -- FREETOWN, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for the voter registration of the 2023 general elections in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Sept. 3, 2022. The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) started voter registration Saturday in readiness for the general elections next year. (Photo by Kerefala Janneh/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTER REGISTRATION

(220903) -- FREETOWN, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for the voter registration of the 2023 general elections in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Sept. 3, 2022. The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) started voter registration Saturday in readiness for the general elections next year. (Photo by Kerefala Janneh/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTER REGISTRATION

(220903) -- FREETOWN, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for the voter registration of the 2023 general elections in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Sept. 3, 2022. The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) started voter registration Saturday in readiness for the general elections next year. (Photo by Kerefala Janneh/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTER REGISTRATION

(220903) -- FREETOWN, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for the voter registration of the 2023 general elections in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Sept. 3, 2022. The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) started voter registration Saturday in readiness for the general elections next year. (Photo by Kerefala Janneh/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-MEDICAL SUPPLIES-DONATION

(220408) -- FREETOWN, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese medical team hand over medical supplies to representatives of the China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on April 8, 2022. The Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone on Friday donated a batch of medical supplies to the China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital to help it boost medical service. (Photo by Xie Jingjing/Xinhua)