Ethiopia-Djibouti railway a road to prosperity: Ethiopian minister

STORY: Ethiopia-Djibouti railway a road to prosperity: Ethiopian minister DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEMU, SIME, Ethiopian Minister of Transport and Logistics 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDI ZENEBE, Chief executive officer of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Share Company 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): GELETA TASEW, Train captain at the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway STORYLINE: The Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway has operated over 1,800 passenger trains with nearly 530,900 passengers during its five and half years of operation, according to the Ethiopian Minister of Transport and Logistics. The 752.7-km railway, also known as the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, is a landmark railway line connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti and a flagship project under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEMU SIME, Ethiopian Minister of

Vlog: The coffee journey from bean to cup, from Africa to China

STORY: Vlog: The coffee journey from bean to cup, from Africa to China DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 2. STANDUP 2 (English): HABTAMU WORKU, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABDI ZENEBE, Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Share Company (EDR) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): GELETA TASEW, Train captain at the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway 5. STANDUP 3 (English): HABTAMU WORKU, Xinhua reporter 6. STANDUP 4 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JING JIANHUA, Founder of Own Master Coffee in Hunan Province STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent "Food, handicrafts, costumes, and even jewellery... Here in Changsha, China, I'm surrounded by products from Africa, which is thousands of kilometers away. To uncover the journey these products have gone through, I've decided to make a video call with my colleague on the