Young Africans see China as most influential country

STORY: Young Africans see China as most influential country DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Africa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN GITHINJI, Kenyan content creator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTHONY BRIAN OTIENO, Retail manager in charge of sales, Tecno Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CONCILIA OWIRE, Locomotive driver in Kenya 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TEI KINSLEY, Ghanian student, KsTU Kumasi Technical University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JOSEPH OLIVIER MENDO'O, Cameroonian student at Peking University, China STORYLINE: According to a survey commissioned by South Africa's Ichikowitz Foundation earlier this month, young Africans consider China to be the most influential country for the continent. The African Youth Survey 2022 was done in 15 African countries. It showed that 76 percent of the respondents view China's influence as positive. They picked up China for providing loans and economic support and for creating employm

Chinese-built project boosts vocational education in Ghana

STORY: Chinese-built project boosts vocational education in Ghana DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1 various of the buildings of vocational institutions 2 various of the inauguration ceremony 3 various of the equipments and machines 4 SOUNDBITE (English): TEI KINSLEY, Ghanaian student STORYLINE: A Chinese-built vocational institutions upgrade project in Ghana has been completed, injecting a new impetus to the development of vocational education in the West African country. The project includes the building of a new examination center for Ghana's Ministry of Education, as well as training centers for 15 vocational institutions. The project's Chinese contractor, the AVIC International Holding Corporation, began the construction in 2019 with funding support in the form of concessional loan from China. In the meantime, the company has provided 69 sets of modern training equipment for 23 vocational institutions. Local teachers and students in relevant ma