Eritrean official expects relations with China to be further boosted by BRI

STORY: Eritrean official expects relations with China to be further boosted by BRI DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: Asmara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Eritrea 2. SOUNDBITE (English): YEMANE GEBREMESKEL, Eritrean Minister of Information STORYLINE: A senior Eritrean official has spoken highly of the China-Eritrea relation in a recent interview with Xinhua, noting that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) would further propel the two countries' relations to new heights. SOUNDBITE (English): YEMANE GEBREMESKEL, Eritrean Minister of Information "This is a bilateral relationship that decades on has been growing with time. So it will expand. The Belt and Road Initiative will only add to an existing relationship. Infrastructure is critical. So investments in infrastructure (and) support in infrastructure is good because it creates an enabling environment. When it comes to the arrangements, you can envisage various projects and programs that are responsive to the times. The Belt and R

Health crisis still severe in Ethiopia's Tigray, warns ICRC

STORY: Health crisis still severe in Ethiopia's Tigray, warns ICRC DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:56 LOCATION: TIGRAY, Ethiopia CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of man with IV drip sitting outside health center 2. various of crowds outside health center 3. various of ICRC truck unloading 4. various of women on street carrying firewood 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tigrinya): ADI GOSHU KEBELE, Internally displaced person 6. Various of ICRC supplies being handed out 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEXANDER SULTAN-KHAN, ICRC team leader 8. various of ICRC delegate and nurse in empty health centre 9. various of medical consultations taking place outside 10. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tigrinya): SELAMIT GEBREMESKEL TESFAY, Nurse 11. various of medical equipment arriving, bed mats being handed out, women with children. 12. SOUNDBITE 4 (Tigrinya): GEGREMEDHIN BERHE, Nurse 13. various of sacks of wheat flour being delivered 14. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ALEXANDER SULTAN-KHAN, ICRC team leader 15. various of women carrying away bed mats etc