Chinese-built road boosts development in Tanzania's Zanzibar

STORY: Chinese-built road boosts development in Tanzania's Zanzibar SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: ZANZIBAR, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Road No. 1 in Tanzania's Zanzibar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): HALFAN JUMA, Zanzibar resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): LISA PETER, Zanzibar resident STORYLINE: The rehabilitation of the Road No. 1 in Tanzania's Zanzibar has been completed by a Chinese company, as a part of the island's urban roads rehabilitation and improvement project. Launched in December 2022, the project was contracted by a Chinese company, aiming to relieve traffic congestion and boost development and tourism of the island. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): HALFAN JUMA, Zanzibar resident "The difference is very huge when we compare the road before and now. The Chinese company of CCECC has made a huge difference. The road is really good and the ditches improve the quality of the road not like before. Before the construction, when it rain