China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia

STORY: China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the railway program 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): DEJEN GEZU, Ethiopian driver for electrified trains 3. various of the railway program 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): DEJEN GEZU, Ethiopian driver for electrified trains 5. various of the railway program 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ABDI ZENEBE, Chief executive officer of the EDR 7. various of the railway program STORYLINE: Dejen Gezu, one of the first licensed drivers for electrified trains in Ethiopia, is tasked with dual responsibilities of safely chauffeuring the Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway and training aspiring young people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): DEJEN GEZU, Ethiopian driver for electrified trains "I was just a train driver trainee, and I was trained by the Chinese. Now, I am giving the training for other trainees. We can now teach ourselves by our own e

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

(230718) -- ADDIS ABABA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dejen Gezu, one of the first licensed drivers for electrified trains in Ethiopia, works inside a locomotive at Indode Station of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 13, 2023. The 752-km Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway, also known as the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, is the first electrified trans-boundary railway in Africa, a flagship project under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Gezu described himself as an example of China's successful knowledge and experience transfer endeavor toward helping Ethiopia's quest for development and modernization. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

(230718) -- ADDIS ABABA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dejen Gezu, one of the first licensed drivers for electrified trains in Ethiopia, works inside a locomotive at Indode Station of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 13, 2023. The 752-km Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway, also known as the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, is the first electrified trans-boundary railway in Africa, a flagship project under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Gezu described himself as an example of China's successful knowledge and experience transfer endeavor toward helping Ethiopia's quest for development and modernization. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

(230718) -- ADDIS ABABA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dejen Gezu, one of the first licensed drivers for electrified trains in Ethiopia, is seen at Indode Station of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 13, 2023. The 752-km Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway, also known as the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, is the first electrified trans-boundary railway in Africa, a flagship project under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Gezu described himself as an example of China's successful knowledge and experience transfer endeavor toward helping Ethiopia's quest for development and modernization. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

(230718) -- ADDIS ABABA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dejen Gezu, one of the first licensed drivers for electrified trains in Ethiopia, is seen at Indode Station of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 13, 2023. The 752-km Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway, also known as the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, is the first electrified trans-boundary railway in Africa, a flagship project under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Gezu described himself as an example of China's successful knowledge and experience transfer endeavor toward helping Ethiopia's quest for development and modernization. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

ETHIOPIA-CHINA-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM-DRIVERS

(230718) -- ADDIS ABABA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dejen Gezu, one of the first licensed drivers for electrified trains in Ethiopia, is seen at Indode Station of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 13, 2023. The 752-km Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway, also known as the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, is the first electrified trans-boundary railway in Africa, a flagship project under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Gezu described himself as an example of China's successful knowledge and experience transfer endeavor toward helping Ethiopia's quest for development and modernization. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)