EAC leaders extend mandate of regional force in DRC by 3 months

STORY: EAC leaders extend mandate of regional force in DRC by 3 months DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Various of EAC heads of states meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MATHUKI, EAC Secretary General 3. Various of EAC heads of states meeting STORYLINE: Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) have resolved to extend the mandate of their regional force that was deployed to restore security in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by additional three months. The decision was announced in a communique released following the 22nd Extra-Ordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State held Tuesday evening in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The communique said that the leaders had collectively agreed to extend the mandate of the regional force in the DRC, which will expire on Sept. 8, by additional three months to Dec. 8. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MATHUKI, EAC Secretary General "The heads of states took note of the followin

BRI deepens cooperation in infrastructure construction, trade and economy amid COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: BRI deepens cooperation in infrastructure construction, trade and economy amid COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: May 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Cambodia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor at BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER MATHUKI, Secretary general of East African Community STORYLINE: Experts have said that the Belt and Road Initiative helps countries deepen cooperation in infrastructure construction and boost trade and economy amid COVID-19 pandemic. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor at BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh "During the COVID-19 pandemic, I think that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has played a very important role in helping the country cushion the economic fallout of the pandemic. From my own observation and my experience, BRI projects in Cambodia like hydropower plants, the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, t

TANZANIA-ARUSHA-EAC-INTERVIEW

TANZANIA-ARUSHA-EAC-INTERVIEW

(220524) -- ARUSHA, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Peter Mathuki, secretary general of the East African Community (EAC), speaks during an interview with Xinhua at the headquarter of EAC in Arusha, Tanzania, May 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Interview: East African Community calls for closer cooperation with China" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

East African Community calls for strengthened cooperation with China

STORY: East African Community calls for strengthened cooperation with China DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MATHUKI, Secretary general of East African Community 2. various of cooperation projects STORYLINE: The East African Community (EAC) has called for strengthened cooperation with China to benefit from a win-win situation. Peter Mathuki, the EAC secretary general, said in an interview with Xinhua on Friday in Arusha that the regional bloc welcomes investors from China to implement various projects in the region of a combined population of about 300 million people. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MATHUKI, Secretary general of East African Community "The People's Republic of China is a longstanding friend of East Africa. The People's Republic of China is one of the most progressive countries that has tried to partner in so many sectors with the countries in East Africa. And if you see the infrastructure of what is hap