Namibia stands to benefit from BRI: official

STORY: Namibia stands to benefit from BRI: official SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BRI projects 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIKONGO HAIHAMBO, Executive director, Namibian Ministry of Trade and Industrialization 3. various of street views in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIKONGO HAIHAMBO, Executive director, Namibian Ministry of Trade and Industrialization STORYLINE: A Namibian official has said that not only Namibia but also the Global South stands to benefit from the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIKONGO HAIHAMBO, Executive director, Namibian Ministry of Trade and Industrialization "There is a saying that goes, 'If you want to take people out of poverty, you have to build roads,' and the saying comes from the Chinese side. Those benefits are plenty and Namibia is still working on that in order for us to really harness the benefits that come with the Belt and Road In